The American Indian Movement was founded in Minneapolis by Native American activists, among them Dennis Banks, Clyde Bellecourt and George Mitchell, to confront police harassment of Native people in the city and to fight poverty and discrimination. It soon became a national organization, demanding that the United States honor its treaties with Indigenous nations and respect their sovereignty. It took part in high-profile actions, including the Trail of Broken Treaties march on Washington in 1972 and the occupation of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota in 1973, which led to a standoff with federal forces lasting more than two months. Its actions raised the profile of Native rights but also led to violent conflicts and divisions.
Before and after
- 1 June 1968Death of Helen Keller
- 1 July 1968Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- 16 July 1968Birth of Larry Sanger
- 18 July 1968Founding of Intel
- 28 July 1968Rise of American Indian Movement
- 5 August 1968Birth of Marine Le Pen
- 9 August 1968Birth of Gillian Anderson
- from 26 August 1968 to 29 August 19681968 Democratic National Convention
- 6 September 1968Founding of Eswatini
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