https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs Made with the strength to succeed en-us 2022-06-01 18:16:08 UTC 2022-06-10 18:09:36 UTC hello@padlet.com smbarnes6 https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2207890041 Russell Means was born in Porcupine, South Dakota on November 10th, 1938 and he died from an esophageal cancer on October 22nd, 2012 at 72 years old. He was one of five children to Theodora Louise Feather and Walter "Hank" Means. His mother was a Yankton Dakota from Greenwood South Dakota and his father was an Oglala Lakota. During his life Russell was apart of the Oglala Sioux tribe. He got married to his wife Pearl Mean and they soon had 10 children.]]> 2022-06-01 18:26:01 UTC https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2207890041 smbarnes6 https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2213976459 https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/1968-events]]> 2022-06-07 18:37:30 UTC https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2213976459 smbarnes6 https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2213981062 -North Korea vs. United States
-Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated
-Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated
-Riots occurred in Washington DC
-Nixon wins presidency
-The Landmark Civil Rights Act of 1968 ]]> 2022-06-07 18:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2213981062 smbarnes6 https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2215317108 This movement was founded in Minneapolis Minnesota 1968 originally by Dennis Banks, Clyde Belle Court, Eddie Banai, and George Mitchell. Russell Means became a prominent spokesmen for this group. Its original purpose was to help Indians in Urban neighborhoods that had the effect of forcing them from reservations.]]> 2022-06-08 18:11:11 UTC https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2215317108 smbarnes6 https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2215322188 Involved in the occupation (1969-71) of Alcatraz Island the march 1972 on Washington D.C., to protest violations of treaties and the takeover (1973) of a site at Wounded Knee to protest the government's Indian policy.]]> 2022-06-08 18:16:16 UTC https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2215322188 smbarnes6 https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2215323487 2022-06-08 18:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2215323487 smbarnes6 https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2215324682 https://www.britannica.com/topic/American-Indian-Movement]]> 2022-06-08 18:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2215324682 smbarnes6 https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2215328988 The American Indian Movement goal passed for Indian demands, economic independence, protection of legal rights, restoration of traditional culture, independence over tribal area, and the restoration of land that they believed had been illegally seized. ]]> 2022-06-08 18:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2215328988 smbarnes6 https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2215334354 By restoring the treaty and terminating the rights of American Indians. They established Indian voting and freed Indian organizations from government controls.]]> 2022-06-08 18:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2215334354 smbarnes6 https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2216614749 https://www.thoughtco.com/american-indian-movement-profile-2834765]]> 2022-06-09 18:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2216614749 smbarnes6 https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2216617557 Many of the leaders went to prison because of the federal government. The nation leadership disbanded in 1978, although local groups continued to function. Today the American Indian Movement still remains based in Minneapolis with several branches nationwide.]]> 2022-06-09 18:20:04 UTC https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2216617557 smbarnes6 https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2216622133 The organization prides itself on fighting for the rights of Native people and helping to preserve traditions and spiritual practices. They fought for the interest of aboriginal people in Canada, Latin America, and worldwide. There has been attempts by the federal government to neutralize the group. Their leadership and infighting have taken a toll, AIM perseverance over the years has been trying.]]> 2022-06-09 18:25:40 UTC https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2216622133 smbarnes6 https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2216623333  “At the heart of AIM is deep spirituality and a belief in the connectedness of all Indian people.."
“No one, inside or outside the movement, has so far been able to destroy the will and strength of AIM’s solidarity. Men and women, adults and children are continuously urged to stay strong spiritually, and to always remember that the movement is greater than the accomplishments or faults of its leaders.”]]> 2022-06-09 18:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2216623333 smbarnes6 https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2217740840 2022-06-10 18:09:36 UTC https://padlet.com/smbarnes6/6c2go3evmwoswwjs/wish/2217740840