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Case Study: American Indian Movement (AIM)

Question 4 • CA-Ethnic Studies

Why did activists occupy the Bureau of Indian Affairs headquarters?

Answer
A
to develop an Indigenous training school and a center for ecological studies
B
to achieve legal recognition of treaties the government had broken or violated
C
to address social issues such as lack of housing and high unemployment
D
to demand that Wounded Knee be declared a sovereign Indigenous nation

Explanation

In 1972, members of the American Indian Movement occupied the Bureau of Indian Affairs headquarters during the Trail of Broken Treaties protest. They sought to call attention to the federal government’s failure to honor treaties and demanded that treaty rights be recognized. The best answer is B, legal recognition of treaties the government had broken or violated.

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