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{{Infobox political party|name=American Indian Movement|logo=AIM flag.png|founded=1968| | {{Infobox political party|name=American Indian Movement|logo=AIM flag.png|founded=1968|political_orientation=Indigenous rights<br>[[Anti-colonialism]]<br>[[Anti-racism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]}} | ||
The '''American Indian Movement''' ('''AIM''') is an indigenous movement in the [[United States of America|United States]]. | The '''American Indian Movement''' ('''AIM''') is an indigenous movement in the [[United States of America|United States]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
In 1973, at the request of Lakota elders, AIM began an occupation of Wounded Knee on the [[Pine Ridge Indian Reservation]]. They held the town for 71 days and fought against U.S. armed forces.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Laura Waterman Wittstock, Elaine J. Salinas|title=A Brief History of the American Indian Movement|url=http://www.aimovement.org/ggc/history.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810195932/http://www.aimovement.org/ggc/history.html|archive-date=2022-08-10|retrieved=2022-09-10}}</ref> | === Foundation === | ||
AIM was founded in 1968 in Minneapolis, [[Minnesota]] with [[Clyde Bellecourt]] as its first chairman and [[Dennis Banks]] as its field director.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|date=2017-10-31|title=People’s hero, AIM founder Dennis Banks 1937-2017|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/peoples-hero-aim-founder-dennis-banks-1937-2017/|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129112614/https://www.liberationnews.org/peoples-hero-aim-founder-dennis-banks-1937-2017/|archive-date=2022-11-29|retrieved=2023-01-14|author=[[Gloria La Riva]]}}</ref> In 1969, it began a 19-month occupation of Alcatraz Island and established a radio outlet called Radio Free Alcatraz. AIM held its first congress in 1970, which involved 18 AIM chapters. Starting in 1972, AIM opened a series of survival schools that taught indigenous culture.<ref name=":1" /> The movement grew to over 5,000 members from 79 chapters by 1973.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== Early activities === | |||
In 1972, two white men murdered an Oglala Sioux named Raymond Yellow Thunder in Gordon, [[Nebraska]]. AIM mobilized hundreds to demand their arrest, which led to prison sentences for both of them. The next year, AIM fought against [[police]] after the [[Settler colonialism|settler]] murder of Wesley Bad Heart Bull.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== Wounded Knee occupation === | |||
In 1973, at the request of [[Lakota people|Lakota]] elders, AIM began an occupation of Wounded Knee on the [[Pine Ridge Indian Reservation]]. They held the town for 71 days and fought against U.S. armed forces who were equipped with tanks and machine guns. In 1975, AIM members killed two [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agents in self-defense after they raided the reservation. The FBI framed [[Leonard Peltier]], who was at the scene but not responsible for their deaths.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|newspaper=Laura Waterman Wittstock, Elaine J. Salinas|title=A Brief History of the American Indian Movement|url=http://www.aimovement.org/ggc/history.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810195932/http://www.aimovement.org/ggc/history.html|archive-date=2022-08-10|retrieved=2022-09-10}}</ref> | |||
== Twenty-point program == | == Twenty-point program == | ||
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The American Indian Movement (AIM) is an indigenous movement in the United States.
History[edit | edit source]
Foundation[edit | edit source]
AIM was founded in 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota with Clyde Bellecourt as its first chairman and Dennis Banks as its field director.[1] In 1969, it began a 19-month occupation of Alcatraz Island and established a radio outlet called Radio Free Alcatraz. AIM held its first congress in 1970, which involved 18 AIM chapters. Starting in 1972, AIM opened a series of survival schools that taught indigenous culture.[2] The movement grew to over 5,000 members from 79 chapters by 1973.[1]
Early activities[edit | edit source]
In 1972, two white men murdered an Oglala Sioux named Raymond Yellow Thunder in Gordon, Nebraska. AIM mobilized hundreds to demand their arrest, which led to prison sentences for both of them. The next year, AIM fought against police after the settler murder of Wesley Bad Heart Bull.[1]
Wounded Knee occupation[edit | edit source]
In 1973, at the request of Lakota elders, AIM began an occupation of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. They held the town for 71 days and fought against U.S. armed forces who were equipped with tanks and machine guns. In 1975, AIM members killed two FBI agents in self-defense after they raided the reservation. The FBI framed Leonard Peltier, who was at the scene but not responsible for their deaths.[2]
Twenty-point program[edit | edit source]
In 1972, AIM created the following twenty-point program:[3]
- Restoration of constitutional treaty-making authority.
- Establishment of treaty commission to make new treaties.
- An address to the American people and joint sessions of Congress.
- Commission to review treaty commitments and violations.
- Resubmission of unratified treaties to the Senate.
- All Indians to be governed by treaty relations.
- Mandatory relief against treaty rights violations.
- Judicial recognition of Indian right to interpret treaties.
- Creation of Congressional joint committee on reconstruction of Indian relations.
- Land reform and restoration of a 110-million acre Native land base.
- Revision of 25. U.S.C. 163; restoration of rights to Indians terminated by enrollment and revocation of prohibitions against "dual benefits."
- Repeal of state laws enacted under Public Law 280.
- Resume federal protective jurisdiction for offenses against Indians.
- Abolition of the Bureau of Indian Affairs by 1976.
- Creation of an Office of Federal Indian Relations and Community Reconstruction.
- Priorities and purpose of the proposed new office.
- Indian commerce and tax immunities.
- Protection of Indians' religious freedom and cultural integrity.
- National referendums, local options, and forms of Indian organization.
- Health, housing, employment, economic development, and education.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gloria La Riva (2017-10-31). "People’s hero, AIM founder Dennis Banks 1937-2017" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "A Brief History of the American Indian Movement". Laura Waterman Wittstock, Elaine J. Salinas. Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ↑ [https://aimovement.org/ggc/trailofbrokentreaties.html "TRAIL OF BROKEN TREATIES 20-POINT POSITION PAPER"] (1972). American Indian Movement. Archived from the original on 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-05-03.