Question

A major focus of the American Indian Movement (AIM) during the 1960s was

Answer 1

The options of the question are, A) increasing job opportunities for American Indians. B) Pressuring the Bureau of Indian Affairs to do more. C) fighting for the rights of migrant workers. D) ending the stereotypes in the media.

The correct answer is B) Pressuring the Bureau of Indian Affairs to do more.

A major focus of the American Indian Movement during the 1960s was to pressure the Bureau of Indian Affairs to do more.

In 1968, the American Indian Movement was formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was a movement that supported the civil right of American Indians and helped them because many were displaced by government programs. The members of the American Indian Movement protested many times in sites such as Alcatraz Island and in Washington D.C., in demand for its rights. A major focus of the American Indian Movement during the 1960s was to pressure the Bureau of Indian Affairs to do more.  

Answer 2

A major focus of AIM in the 1960s was dealing with racism against Native Americans, but they also dealt with Native American sovereignty and treaty issues.