One main focus of AIM was to protect the Native American people from police harassment. This was the when the foundation of the American Indian Movement began. The main aim of the American Indian Movement was to bring attention to the discriminations against Native Americans. The members of the American Indian movement wanted to change the perception of Native American people. If more attention was brought to Native Americans, such as media then that offered a piece of protection to those Native Americans. Another aim of the American Indian Movement was to bring notice to treaty right violations by the American government.
Even with the radical ways that AIM went about their protests, some resulted in the government reviewing their demands. …show more content…
Not all American Indians believed in the values of AIM. Such as some American Indian women believed that AIM didn’t not represent their concerns. Many of these women started their own activist group. Even though some American Indians did not believe in the values and beliefs of the American Indian movement, I think ultimately they fulfilled some of the aims of the American Indian Movement. Each of these groups are activists for their own people, bringing light onto the American Indians no matter what group they belong to. One of the goals of AIM was to raise awareness to the discriminations and injustices that American Indians face.
Even though some of the aims that AIM tried to achieve failed and the successes they did achieve, AIM demonstrated vividly that the “Indian Wars” did not end in 1890. They proved that the Indian people did not disappear and that the American Indian people would continue to fight as long as the government and society denied Indian rights. With public awareness raised of the injustices that American Indians face today and have previously …show more content…
AIM helped to increase the number of Indian organizations, newspapers, tribal colleges, and American Indian study programs. Again they considerably increased the level of awareness and political action. Aim serves as a facilitator for and American Indian ethnic renewal whose impact is reflected in the growing American Indian population today. AIM renewed a sense of hope and pride across the nation and making a commanding impact towards Native American sovereignty. AIM activists has effectively focused public concern on the protests of Native Americans. The American Indian Movement gives many young Indian people a reason to mobilize and get involved with their own political beliefs and overcome their personal battles. Today, the American Indian Movement continues to work for Indian rights and Indian communities. Even though they continue to work for Indian rights they do not have as much of a radical approach as before and involve less media
Even with the radical ways that AIM went about their protests, some resulted in the government reviewing their demands. …show more content…
Not all American Indians believed in the values of AIM. Such as some American Indian women believed that AIM didn’t not represent their concerns. Many of these women started their own activist group. Even though some American Indians did not believe in the values and beliefs of the American Indian movement, I think ultimately they fulfilled some of the aims of the American Indian Movement. Each of these groups are activists for their own people, bringing light onto the American Indians no matter what group they belong to. One of the goals of AIM was to raise awareness to the discriminations and injustices that American Indians face.
Even though some of the aims that AIM tried to achieve failed and the successes they did achieve, AIM demonstrated vividly that the “Indian Wars” did not end in 1890. They proved that the Indian people did not disappear and that the American Indian people would continue to fight as long as the government and society denied Indian rights. With public awareness raised of the injustices that American Indians face today and have previously …show more content…
AIM helped to increase the number of Indian organizations, newspapers, tribal colleges, and American Indian study programs. Again they considerably increased the level of awareness and political action. Aim serves as a facilitator for and American Indian ethnic renewal whose impact is reflected in the growing American Indian population today. AIM renewed a sense of hope and pride across the nation and making a commanding impact towards Native American sovereignty. AIM activists has effectively focused public concern on the protests of Native Americans. The American Indian Movement gives many young Indian people a reason to mobilize and get involved with their own political beliefs and overcome their personal battles. Today, the American Indian Movement continues to work for Indian rights and Indian communities. Even though they continue to work for Indian rights they do not have as much of a radical approach as before and involve less media