AIM Movements (W5 A2)
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- They also beat many Native Americans and in cases like this Indian man who was struck in the gut by an police officer and later died in prison from the unnecessary obstruction to the stomach.
- Native Americans were not being treated equally. We were victims of police brutality and abuse. In scenarios like this, cops would raid Indian bars and arrest everyone and accuse them for unsolved crimes
- Native Americans were also not getting justice. Cases like the murder of Yellow Thunder was not ruled out as a murder but rather exposure and cases like the murder of Diehard Bull, the charge was brought down from murder to manslaughter
- Not Guilty
- Native Americans felt mistreated and at the time, there was civil rights movements so it was right for them to start a movement to end abuse, inequality and discrimination and there the American Indian Movement was established
- Native Americans would go in caravans to places like Washington DC to demand negotiations with the government to hold equality and justice for Native Americans. They would also go to court houses to make a point on why the death of their own kind was not handled properly.
- During each movement set by AIM, if they did not get what they want they would not stand down. The meeting in DC with White House officials were cancelled and AIM decided to crash into the BIA HQ and stay there for 4 days. There they threw things from the building at us to keep us out. During the courthouse dispute at Custer, they ended up burning down the courthouse and the buildings around it because the murderer of Diehard Bull was only going to charged with second degree manslaughter.
- During each standoff, Native Americans participating in AIM would gather around and have their powwow. They would inspire each other and talk about what they're doing are related to Mother Earth and Father Sky's teachings. They would participate in Native American rituals and use that as a source of hope to get through their obstacles with the government.
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