Wounded Knee (1973) and American Indian Movement (AIM)

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Wounded Knee (1973 ) and American Indian Movement (AIM

Introduction

The Wounded Knee massacre is an episode that took place towards the end of the 19th Century and specifically in 1890 . This was perpetuated by the Indian 's urge to attain freedom from the Americans who took their fortune in the Black Hills and failed to honor the treaties made between them . The trails of the dishonored treaties haunted the relationship between the native Indians and the American government until 1973 when this

culminated into the Wounded Knee episode . This episode was propagated by the American Indian Movement that was established to address the needs of the Indian minorities that were being abused indirectly by the American government

Wounded Knee of 1973 is an incidence that led to hundreds of innocent people being killed , tortured and arrested and the American Indian movement (AIM ) is a group of American Indians that highlighted the inequalities which led to the incident . These two s are mutual as the AIM played a significant role in the Wounded Knee massacre in 1973 Information drawn from them is meant to complement each other in to clearly outline the history of the Indians and their position in the US . It is in this regard that this analyses the incidence of the Wounded Knee , the role of AIM in the same and the subsequent activities of the movement

Historical events and Background of the AIM and the Wounded Knee Incident

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