Miscellaneous


 * 1) The American Indian Movement - Vilde

= The American Indian Movement, or AIM, is a Native American activist organization. It began in the summer of 1968, when approximately 200 people from the Indian community gathered for a meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They were led by three Native American community activists; George Mitchell, Dennis Banks and Clyde Bellecourt. The theme of the meeting was the bad conditions the Native Americans had to endure in America; racism, poverty, and also the high unemployment rates. They all agreed that it was time to take control over their own destiny, and thus, the American Indian Movement was born. = = The leaders of AIM mainly spoke out against racist treatment and fought for treaty rights. In 1971 they opened the K-12 Heart of the Earth Survival School. During the Trail of Broken Treaties march In Washington DC in 1972 the Indians took over the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), as a protest to its policies. = = AIM soon drew the attention of the FBI and the CIA, and was considered a threat that should be dealt with as soon as possible. The FBI and the CIA set out to crush the movement... :O = = = = = = Sources: = = [] [] =

2. Unthanksgiving Day - Javier