XIT - Plight Of The Redman (Reissue) (1972)

XIT (Crossing of Indian Tribes) is a Native American rock band that released two albums in the 1970s on the Rare Earth label.

Their music addresses themes of historic and contemporary Native American issues.

Their initial recording, 1972's Plight of the Redman, is a concept album with rock opera elements, telling "the story of Native life since the times of Columbus using traditional [symphonic] and electric sounds as well as chanting and Native language."

Due to XIT's criticism of governmental treatment of Native Americans and support of the American Indian Movement, the United States government and FBI took action to suppress their music. Circa 1972, they banned their first album from radio airplay and threatened Motown Records unless they defunded promotion of Plight of the Redman. Despite this, XIT toured Europe three times and opened for ZZ Top, Joe Cocker, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Steve Martin, Floyd Red Crow Westerman , Black Oak Arkansas , Three Dog Night, Rare Earth, Zephy, Buffy St. Marie, Redbone and the Beach Boys.

In 2007, the Encyclopedia of the Great Plains Indians described the band as "the first commercially successful all-Indian rock band."