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How does this work?
There are many ways to search the collections of the Freedom Archives. Below is a brief guide that will help you conduct effective searches. Note, anytime you search for anything in the Freedom Archives, the first results that appear will be our digitized items. Information for items that have yet to be scanned or yet to be digitized can still be viewed, but only by clicking on the show link that will display the hidden (non-digitized) items. If you are interested in accessing these non-digitized materials, please email info@freedomarchives.org.
Exploring the Collections without the Search Bar
Under the heading Browse By Collection, you’ll notice most of the Freedom Archives’ major collections. These collections have an image as well as a short description of what you’ll find in that collection. Click on that image to instantly explore that specific collection.
Basic Searching
You can always type what you’re looking for into the search bar. Certain searches may generate hundreds of results, so sometimes it will help to use quotation marks to help narrow down your results. For instance, searching for the phrase Black Liberation will generate all of our holdings that contain the words Black and Liberation, while searching for “Black Liberation” (in quotation marks) will only generate our records that have those two words next to each other.
Advanced Searching
The Freedom Archives search site also understands Boolean search logic. Click on this link for a brief tutorial on how to use Boolean search logic. Our search function also understands “fuzzy searches.” Fuzzy searches utilize the (*) and will find matches even when users misspell words or enter in only partial words for the search. For example, searching for liber* will produce results for liberation/liberate/liberates/etc.
Keyword Searches
You’ll notice that under the heading KEYWORDS, there are a number of words, phrases or names that describe content. Sometimes these are also called “tags.” Clicking on these words is essentially the same as conducting a basic search.

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Real Dragon Real Dragon
Date: 5/5/1973Call Number: RD 041Producers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude MarksProgram: Real DragonCollection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
Real Dragon celebrating Cinco de Mayo, Pinocchio spoof on Nixon and Watergate, range of international news, Indochina, Wounded Knee and related Native American news.
Nothing is More Precious Than (8/16/75) Nothing is More Precious Than (8/16/75)
Date: 8/16/1975Call Number: NI 077Producers: Claude Marks, Lincoln BergmanProgram: NIMPTCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Program begins with report on Joan Little's acquittal, featuring actuality of Little describing her case and its relevance to the movements of women, prisoners, and oppressed people everywhere. Reports on San Quentin 6 trial; police violence in Riverside, CA; Eldridge Cleaver's latest break with radical politics; and antiracist struggles in Boston. There is a lengthy report on the American Indian Movement occupation of the Department of the Interior in Portland to draw attention to the ongoing violence at Pine Ridge, with a recording from inside the building occupation, followed by additional reports of repression against AIM. Program ends with international news from Reports from Vietnam, Korea, Angola, and the effect of African liberation movements on Portugal society and politics (with actuality of Philip Agee comparing Portugal to Chile).
Dissing the Discovery Dissing the Discovery
Authors: Meg Starr and Barbara ZellerYear: 1992Format: MonographCollection: 1992 Tribunal
U.S. PPs and POWs De-Celebrate the Columbus Quincentenary and affirm 500 years of resistance. With contributions from Sundiata Acoli,Marilyn Buck, Mark Cook, Edwin Cortes, Elizam Escobar, Larry Giddings, David Gilbert, Jaan Laaman, Mondo Langa, Ray Levasseaur, Alberto Rodriguez, and updates on Mumia Abu-Jamal, Norma Jean Croy,and Leonard Peltier
Program for International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the USA Program for International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the USA
Date: 10/1992Volume Number: OctoberFormat: MonographCollection: 1992 Tribunal
Program from the 1992 International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the United States. Includes information on the event, political prisoners and sponsors.
Verdict of the International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the USA Verdict of the International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the USA
Date: 10/14/1992Volume Number: 14-OctFormat: MonographCollection: 1992 Tribunal
Verdict of the 1992 Tribunal- English
Open Fire: Or the FBI's History Lesson Open Fire: Or the FBI's History Lesson
Authors: Judy Gumbo Clavir and Stew AlbertPublisher: CrawdaddyDate: 11/1976Volume Number: NovemberFormat: ArticleCollection: Native Americans
Reproduction of original article. Article is about the FBI and AIM.
The FBI Takes AIM: The FBIs Secret War Against the American Indian Movement The FBI Takes AIM: The FBIs Secret War Against the American Indian Movement
Authors: Ward Churchill, Jim Vander WallPublisher: The Other SideDate: 6/1987Volume Number: JuneFormat: ArticleCollection: Native Americans
Reproduction of original article.
Oyate Materials List Oyate Materials List
Publisher: OyateYear: 1992Format: CatalogCollection: Native Americans
Materials list for pre. K - 12 native education
Civilize Native American People?; Excerpt from Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions: Women on Their Moon Civilize Native American People?; Excerpt from Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions: Women on Their Moon
Author: John F. Lame DeerPublisher: Tayac FamilyFormat: CompilationCollection: Native Americans
Reproductions of: Unnamed letter to journal concerning the racial and religious suppression of Native American prisoners; Excerpt from Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions Chapter 9: Medicine Good and Bad (p.159-182 with handwritten annotation); Letter from The Tayac Family regarding Moon Lodge for menstruating women and related traditional practices.
Free Kakwirakeron Free Kakwirakeron
Publisher: Free All Political PrisonersYear: 1990Format: FlyerCollection: Native Prisoners
History of Kakwirakeron's (a.k.a. Arthur Montour) arrest and incarceration as well as a demand for his release