American Indian Movement - Revision history

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	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]].

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	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 ==
	AIM was founded in 1968 in Minneapolis, [[Minnesota]]. 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.

	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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	{{Infobox political party\|name=American Indian Movement\|logo=AIM flag.png\|founded=1968\|~~political_line~~=Indigenous rights<br>[[Anti-racism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]}}		{{Infobox political party\|name=American Indian Movement\|logo=AIM flag.png\|founded=1968\|political_orientation=Indigenous rights<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]].

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	{{Infobox political party\|name=American Indian Movement\|logo=AIM flag.png\|founded=1968\|political_line=~~Native American~~ rights<br>[[Anti-racism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]}}		{{Infobox political party\|name=American Indian Movement\|logo=AIM flag.png\|founded=1968\|political_line=Indigenous rights<br>[[Anti-racism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]}}

	The '''American Indian Movement (AIM)''' is ~~a [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas\|Native American]]~~ 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 ==
			AIM was founded in 1968 in Minneapolis, [[Minnesota]]. 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.

			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>

	== Twenty-point program ==		== Twenty-point program ==

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{{Infobox political party|name=American Indian Movement|logo=AIM flag.png|founded=1968|political_line=Native American rights<br>[[Anti-racism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]}}

The '''American Indian Movement (AIM)''' is a [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] movement in the [[United States of America|United States]].

== Twenty-point program ==
In 1972, AIM created the following twenty-point program:<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=American Indian Movement|title=TRAIL OF BROKEN TREATIES
20-POINT POSITION PAPER|date=1972|url=https://aimovement.org/ggc/trailofbrokentreaties.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205135408/https://aimovement.org/ggc/trailofbrokentreaties.html|archive-date=2022-02-05|retrieved=2022-05-03}}</ref>

# 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 of the United States of America|Congress]].
# Commission to review treaty commitments and violations.
# Resubmission of unratified treaties to the [[Senate of the United States of America|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 ==
[[Category:Anti-imperialist organizations]]
[[Category:Anti-racism]]
[[Category:United States of America]]