The American Indian Movement (AIM) was founded by Ojibwe (self-name Anishinaabe) activists Dennis Banks, Clyde Bellecourt, Eddie Benton Banai, Pat Bellanger, and George Mitchell in 1968. AIM’s original purpose was to provide aid to Native people in cities who had been displaced by U.S. federal government programs, but it expanded its goals to include economic independence, revitalization of traditional culture, ending racist practices, protecting legal rights, and demanding autonomy over tribal areas.
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