Multimedia | Page 787

Storied 1968: American Indian Movement

AIM—the American Indian Movement—began in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on July 28, 1968. It took form when 200 Native people turned out for a meeting called by a group of community activists led by George Mitchell, Dennis Banks, and Clyde Bellecourt. In this video, Bellecourt talks about about the movement and its growth over the past fifty years.

Much of the still photography in this piece was taken by Dick Bancroft, author of We Are Still Here: A Photographic History of the American Indian Movement (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2013). The remaining images are courtesy of the American Indian Movement Interpretive Center.

Storied 1968: Bill Tilton and the Minnesota Eight

Watch Bill Tilton, a member of the Minnesota Eight, recount his journey as an activist then and now.

Storied: Hmong American Farmers Association

The Minnesota Historical Society talks to Janseen Hang, senior organizer at the Hmong American Farmers Association.

Stormé DeLarverie with other drag performers

Stormé DeLarverie (center), a Black drag performer, and three other drag performers at Roberts Show Club, Chicago, 1958.

Storytelling at the International Institute

Storytelling session at the International Institute as part of a Danish folk dance party, December 11, 1959.

Storytelling time at the Jewish Sheltering Home for Children

Man telling a story to residents of the Jewish Sheltering Home for Children in Minneapolis, c.1925.

Straight pins

Straight pins found in 1971 during excavation of the southeast wall line at Historic Fort Snelling. The excavation trench ran from the South Battery (also known as the Hexagonal Tower) to the officers' latrines. This area was used as a dump and contained a wide variety of artifacts.

The common pin or straight pin made from iron wire or, more commonly, brass wire, dates from the medieval period and later. It wasn’t until the 1840s that straight pins could be mass produced; at that time, most straight pins came from England. The presence of these pins at Fort Snelling demonstrates the fort's participation in a global economic system even when it was one of the westernmost outposts of the United States. Records of the fort's sutler’s store from the 1830s don't mention pins, but they do mention needles and thimbles. These pins have not been dated, but they are made from two pieces of wire, one forming the shank and the other twisted to form the head.