American Indians
Chapter 22-section 3
AIM-American Indian Movement
American Indian Movement (AIM), Native American civil-rights activist organization, founded in 1968 to encourage self-determination among Native Americans and to establish international recognition of their treaty rights.
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Alcatraz Occupation
On November 1969, the Indians Of All Tribes went to Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. The protested that they wanted to pay the government in beads and cloth so that they could take ownership of the whole island. The protest was declined and they were removed from the island.
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http://www.history.com/topics/american-indian-wars/videos#mystery-at-alcatraz
Overview of what it is for more info:
http://www.nps.gov/goga/historyculture/alcatraz-occupation.htm
Wounded Knee
Conversing on the island
This is a daily life of what they American Indians wanted to have the island for.
Wounded Knee
A picture of what the war would have looked like during the scene.
Benefits for the elderly and disabled
This group did many things for eldery and disabled people.
Website:
http://www.history.com/topics/wounded-knee
Russell Means was a prominent figure in the American Indian Movement. AIM members and U.S. marshals went to fight together for Wounded Knee.