American Indian Movement

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Native American organization activist organization civil rights organization

The American Indian Movement is a Native American civil rights organization founded in 1968 that became known for its activism against systemic racism, treaty violations, and injustices faced by Indigenous peoples in the United States.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American organization → activist organization → civil rights organization →
activeFrom	1968 →
country	United States →
ethnicGroupRepresented	American Indians → Native Americans →
fieldOfWork	Indigenous rights activism → anti-colonial activism → civil rights movement →
foundedBy	Clyde Bellecourt → Dennis Banks → Eddie Benton-Banai → George Mitchell →
hasMainIdeology	Indigenous sovereignty → Native American civil rights → anti-racism → decolonization →
hasMotto	“The American Indian Movement is a spiritual movement, a rebirth of our people and pride in our culture.” →
hasPart	AIM Patrol → International Indian Treaty Council →
hasWebsite	https://www.aimovement.org/ →
headquartersLocation	Minneapolis, Minnesota →
inception	1968 →
locationOfFormation	Minneapolis, Minnesota →
movement	Red Power movement →
movementType	grassroots movement →
notableEvent	1972 occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs building → 1973 Wounded Knee occupation → 1978 Longest Walk →
notableLeader	Clyde Bellecourt → Dennis Banks → Russell Means → Vernon Bellecourt →
notableWork	Trail of Broken Treaties →
opposes	cultural genocide of Indigenous peoples → forced assimilation policies → police brutality against Native Americans → systemic racism in the United States → violations of Native American treaties →
organized	Occupation of Alcatraz support actions → Occupation of Wounded Knee (1973) → Trail of Broken Treaties →
purpose	advocacy for Indigenous self-determination → defense of Native American treaty rights → opposition to systemic racism against Indigenous peoples → protection of Native American civil rights →
religionOrTradition	Native American spirituality →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Red Power movement →	hasKeyOrganization
Native Americans →	historicalEvent