Description The phrase 'Red Power', attributed to the author Vine Deloria, Jr, commonly expressed a growing sense of pan-Indian identity in the late 1960s among American Indians in the United States.Events that were part of the movement include the Occupation of Alcatraz, the Trail of Broken Treaties, the Occupation of Wounded Knee, along with intermittent protests era. The lasting impression of the Red Power movement was the resurrection of American Indian pride, action, and awareness.