1968
American Indian Movement

The American Indian Movement is founded in Minneapolis to combat discrimination in the Twin Cities. AIM soon becomes a national organization that, through a series of dramatic confrontations, focuses national attention on Indian issues.

Local AIM activities in these first few years include a police patrol, a pair of alternative schools for Indian youth, and employment and housing services. National actions are more aggressive, including armed occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in D.C. and at the site of the battle of Wounded Knee.