incumbent President Nixon was re-elected). The protesters had chosen this time period as best to present the next administration with "an agenda for action on Indian problems." The large gathering of Native Americans in the US capital made national news as they advocated for their rights, and sought to meet with government officials to negotiate a new relationship. The Nixon Administration refused to meet with the protesters to receive the Twenty-Point Position paper. Protesters believed they had been double-crossed and occupied the Department of Interior headquarters building, where Bureau of Indian Affairs national offices were located. The Interior building was taken over by some 500 AIM members. During their occupation, some protesters destroyed records in protest and refused to leave the building until the government negotiated with them. The stand-off ended one week later. The federal government finally appointed a negotiator and agreed to appoint a Native American to a post within the BIA. In these talks the federal government made concessions to the protesters, including further treaty negotiations. While the demonstration was widely covered by national media, including increasingly important television reporting, the media largely focused on issues related to the federal government, rather than what the protesters identified as failures of the government and their stressing tribal sovereignty as the basis for seeking new relations and negotiations. Having captured media attention, AIM organized additional demonstrations to advocate for Native American justice, such as the Wounded Knee Occupation protest beginning in February 1973. Summary of the Twenty-Point Position Paper The Twenty-Point Position Paper was drafted by rights activist Hank Adams a participant in the Trail of Broken Treaties. The paper was intended to assert the sovereignty of the Indian Nations and to re-open treaty negotiations. The United States Federal Government should retract the component of the 1871 Indian Appropriations Act which eliminated the power of the Indian Nations to contract constitutionally bound treaties with the U.S. government. The United States Federal Government should establish a Treaty Commission that will have the power to contract new treaties to ensure the future of the Indian Nations. In addition, it should be established that no terms of existing treaties can be violated. The Federal Government should pledge that they will meet with four American Indian representatives before June 2, 1974 in order to discuss the future of the Indian Nations. The national media should be present for this meeting. The President of