USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -American Indian Movement, (AIM), militant American Indian civil rights organization, founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1968 by Dennis Banks, Clyde Bellecourt, Eddie Benton Banai, and George Mitchell. Later, Russell Means became a prominent spokesman for the group.

Detailed explanation-2: -AIM’s leaders spoke out against high unemployment, slum housing, and racist treatment, fought for treaty rights and the reclamation of tribal land, and advocated on behalf of urban Indians whose situation bred illness and poverty.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indigenous peoples have the right to own, use, develop and control the lands, territories and resources that they possess by reason of traditional ownership or other traditional occupation or use, as well as those which they have otherwise acquired.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Hopi friendship symbol is meant to symbolize two hands clasping each other. This symbol is also known as the brotherhood symbol.