What is AIM in 1968?

Answer 1

AIM stands for American Indian Movement, which was a group of American Indians living in reservations that took over the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota. When they did so they took in hostages and called in media to show all the Americans that they were serious and would not stop until they got to be treated equaly. When the American government learned that the town had been taken hostage they jumped in and brought in the milatary and shot at the Indians periodicly, but the Indians shot back. The whole act lasted 68 days before the Indians gave up and agreed to back arrestend. It was really sad and scary to see the American government be so cruel to people living in the united states because of their beliefs and religion. The worst part about all this is when they took the Indian children away from their families and sent them to boarding school where they were striped of their Indian culture and forced to learn English and never talk their native language to each other ever. Even when the children went back to their tribes their familes would not accept them because they thought they had changed to much to really be their son or daughter. It was a very cruel time, there is actually a video on this (this is where I learned all the information) that goes more in depth to this issue; it is called "We Will Remian" and it has actually footage of the cruelty the americna government did to their own people.