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The American Indian Movement (AIM) is an American Indian grassroots movement which was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in July 1968, [1] initially centered in urban areas in order to address systemic issues of poverty, discrimination, and …

Aug 19, 2019 · The American Indian Movement (AIM), founded by grassroots activists in Minneapolis in 1968, first sought to improve conditions for recently urbanized Native Americans. It grew into an...

During the past thirty years, The American Indian Movement has organized communities and created opportunities for people across the Americas and Canada. AIM is headquartered in Minneapolis with chapters in many other cities, rural areas and Indian Nations.

In 1968, AIM is founded at a Minneapolis meeting of Concerned Indian Americans (CIA). The name “American Indian Movement” is adopted at the suggestion of Alberta Downwind, who opposes sharing the acronym “CIA” with a US intelligence agency. Dennis Banks and Clyde Bellecourt are nominated as leaders.

Oct 31, 2022 · The American Indian Movement (AIM) is a grassroots movement for Indigenous rights, founded in 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Originally an urban-focused movement formed in response to...

Jan 20, 2025 · American Indian Movement (AIM), militant Native American civil rights organization, founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1968 by Ojibwe activists Dennis Banks, Clyde Bellecourt, Eddie Benton Banai, Pat Bellanger, and George Mitchell.

3 days ago · After many years of petitioning and legal battles American Indian Movement activist, Leonard Peltier, is going home. ... Founded in Minneapolis in 1968, the American Indian Movement adopted what its Ojibwe co-founder Clyde Bellecourt called “confrontation politics” to combat police violence and discrimination and advocate for sovereignty ...

Jul 24, 2024 · On July 28, 1968, several hundred Native Americans in Minneapolis, Minnesota attend a meeting, organized by community activists George Mitchell, Dennis Banks and Clyde Bellecourt, to...

Sep 5, 2024 · AIM—the American Indian Movement—began in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the summer of 1968. It began taking form when 200 people from the Indian community turned out for a meeting called by a group of Native American community activists led by George Mitchell, Dennis Banks, and Clyde Bellecourt.