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.