Some Native American men in the prisons in Minneapolis-St. Paul started AIM. They started it in 1968 to get rights for other Native Americans around the United States. AIM stands for the American Indian Movement. They believe a lot in their religion, but they don’t try to make other people believe the same way. They just want other people to let them believe in what they want to.
One of the first things they tried to do was to put
pressure on some white political groups. This was done because they needed more
rights then they were getting. They also tried to get in on the decision making
in our government because they were being left out of all the decisions. One
other main thing they had to do was try to protect themselves against the
police.
Of all the things that AIM did, here are some of the
most important things. They took over the BIA building in 1971, and they also took
over Wounded Knee for 71 days in 1973. AIM also made it so that most big
colleges added Native American studies to their school. Even today the American
Indian Movement group is still running. And they are still fighting for the same
reason and that is to protect Native Americans rights.
AIM relates to the book in many different ways because the main part of her life was spent being part of AIM. She helped them do lots of different projects and was there during the take over of Wounded Knee. Mary Crow Dog is probably the most famous for her work with AIM because she felt very strongly for what they were fighting for. I picked talking about AIM because they talked a lot about it and the stuff they did in this book.
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