Question #43667
1 Answer
They wanted to protect Indians from the police and struggle for their civil rights.
Explanation:
The AIM was created in Minneapolis(Minnesota) because this city had a significant Indian minority due to the relocation policy. It aimed to protect them from police violence(just like the Black Panthers on which it was modelled).
The AIM was part of the Red Power movement, its purpose was to stand for the Indians' civil rights. Dennis Banks, Mary Jane Wilson, Pat Ballanger, Clyde Bellecourt, Eddie Benton Benai and George Mitchell were part of the people who initiated this movement.
They also created programs for the community to have access to jobs, education and accomodation. They based their activism on Civil Disobedience for instance when they occupied Wounded Knee for three months in 1973.
The protection from police violence would probably be the most important goal, inspired by the Black Panthers.
