Native American AIM Flashcard

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What does AIM stand for?

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American Indian Movement

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What was the early focus of AIM in Minneapolis?

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Educational Needs of Native Youth

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This event made headlines when a group of American Indians occupied a federal prison. It was considered a huge symbol of the movement for civil liberties.

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Occupying Alcatraz

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This event was when revolutionary activists were arrested in the murder of two FBI agents. Options: Wounded Knee, Pine Ridge Shootout, Occupying Alcatrez, Trial of Broken Treaties March

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Pine Ridge Shootout

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This non-violent protest occupied the Bureau of Indian Affairs and presented Nixon with a 20 point plan

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Trial of Broken Treaties March

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This was the most controversial government reservation policy to stop all federal services for Native Americans.

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The Termination Act of 1953