HST 338 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Clyde Bellecourt, American Indian Movement, Russell Means
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Key to the success of this movement was organization. Very emotional in his speech: george mitchell, chippewa. Joined later, was very eloquent, an orator. The unites states was being torn apart by: 1972 bia (bureau of indian affairs) takeover: decolonization, unity, assimilation, institutionalization. Eddie benton benai helped to give clyde hope again while they were in prison. Clyde found a friend while in this place. Clyde was contemplating suicide, lost hope--tried to starve himself in prison--and benai restored that hope. Coast guard base takeover 1971: on august 19, 1971 the milwaukee aim chapter seized an abandoned coast. Yellow thunder murder 1972: during the same year, raymond yellow thunder, a sioux at 51 years of age, was murdered by two drunken white brothers, melvin hare age 26 & leslie. 1973, a group takes over the city where wounded knee happened. The type of group that did the takeover was a large caravan.
