On October 14, 1975, about 150 Native American protesters and sympathizers held a demonstation at the U.S. Courthouse in Seattle. Originally publicized as a protest against the Columbus Day holiday, the demonstration became a call for the closure of all Bureau of Indian Affairs federal offices across the country. Protesters argued that the agency had refused to respond to treaty requirements, and tried to "crush all Indian efforts at self-determination."

Here, Leroy Mills, a Native American activist from Franks Landing, Washington, and an organizer of the protest, holds children Chataquatud, 18 months old, and Richard Stuntz, 2. He is quoted the Seattle Post-Intelligencer as saying, "Our generation has been raised by the BIA. We want our children to know they must have control over their own education and education of others to our cause."

Caption information source: "Indians sound drums at U.S. Courthouse here," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 15, 1975. p. A12