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American Indian Movement
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American Indian Movement
Origins of AIM and the evolution of activism. Looks at the organization, leadership, major issues, fish-ins, urbanization, Alcatraz protest, response of governtment and " Wounded Knee" occupation.
6,300 words (approx. 25.2 pages) |
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1999
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"The Beginning of the American Indian MovementIntroduction
The American Indian Movement (AIM) was born out of the civil unrest and protest of discontented urban populations in the mid-1950s and 1960s in the United States. However, it should be understood that AIM was only one organization in a system of American Indian activism that dates back to centuries of mistreatment of Indian people. Despite its all-inclusive name, AIM was never accepted as a voice by all Indian peoples. Thus, an analysis of the organization, its founding and its success must be placed in the larger context of Indian protest activity, which existed before the founding of AIM and continued in many ways separate throughout AIM's existence.
Early Indian Protest Activity and Collective Action.."
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"American Indian Movement" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-American-Indian-Movement/13805>
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