"The American Indian Movement is here to bring back the recognition that we are still a people. Five hundred years of so-called civilization has not destroyed us. Wounded Knee in 1890 was supposed to end the Indian. We came back to Wounded Knee in 1973 to tell America that the Lakota Nation lives. We demand treaty rights restored." — Russell Means, 1974
AIM activism contributed to passage of which 1975 federal law?
- Acheck_circle
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
- B
Indian Reorganization Act
- C
Indian Removal Act
- D
General Allotment Act
Explanation
The 1975 act allowed tribes to contract for federal services and run their own programs, reversing decades of termination policy.