Conclusion
There have been several American Indians movements and organizations outside of AIM that have led to some advances within American Indians societies. During the time of AIM, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) continued to advocate for legal rights through court proceedings. The NCAI continued to gain tribal sovereignty and self-determination through a series of court rulings. Other important American Indians kept the movement alive through their respective work organizing, rallying and petitioning. Richard Oakes, Russell Means and Dennis Banks have appeared in the text above, but there were others such as Clyde Bellecourt, Hank Adams, Vine Deloria Jr, Ada Deer and Billy Frank Jr. In his book, Blood Struggle, Charles Wilkinson attests that the modern sovereignty movement does not have one single inspirational leader such as Martin Luther King Jr. or Ceasar Chavez. Instead, there is a group of leaders that embodied strength, dedication, and resilience in different aspects of the movement.
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