AIM Vocabulary

Differences in characteristics of people; can involve race, ethnicity, gender, religion, etc.

tribes were terminated and federal responsibility & jurisdiction was turned over to state govt

teaching students about Wisconsin tribal history and rights to student 4-12 grade.

Made in 1824 to help w/ negotiation regard treaties, land, removal, & create policy for AI.

Practices that are handed down from the past by tradition

banning the use of  schools use of race-based nicknames, mascots & team names by school boards.

US govt will protect the rights of Indian tribes 2 free exercise of their traditional religions

AIM&Sioux tribe seized control of a small SD town to protest govt failure of upholding treaties

89 college students of American Indians occupied an island off CA demanding federal $ for edu

Complete independence & self-government (of a country); supremacy of authority; power to govern

the rights to full legal, social, and economic equality for all

Exchange of fire between FBI agents & AI that left 2 FBI agents and 1 American Indian dead.

Law signed by Andrew Jackson-forced all AI west of the Mississippi River onto reservations

American Indian org founded in 1968 to protest govt policies & injustices suffered by AI

An agreement or compact between a tribe and state or federal government

Gave IA the rights of US citizenship & the vote to all AI born within the territorial limits.

Dismantled American Indian tribes, set up family to farm, tried to assimilate  American Indians

A cross-country protest to bring attention to AI issues, like treaty rights, living standards

Situation in which all people are treated the same and valued equally

exists to fight major media who choose to oppress-resulting in racial, cultural & stereotyping.

A concept about a group/category of people that means all members have certain characteristics.