Indian Self-Determination and Self-Governance Era 1968-present

1972

AIM Trail of Broken Treaties caravan occupies BIA office

AIM jacket. Image: Joe Mabel
AIM jacket. Image: Joe Mabel

AIM members travel to Washington, D.C. to highlight the trail of broken treaties. They occupy the Bureau of Indian Affairs office for six days. The FBI negotiates with AIM but subsequently launches a counterintelligence program targeting AIM activism.

Native Resistance

Traumatic Event