The American Indian Movement Patrol combated police brutality

The American Indian Movement Patrol combated police brutality

Postcard with photograph of AIM Patrol poster, 1991. Credit: MNopedia Formed in August of 1968, the American Indian Movement Patrol (AIM Patrol) was a citizens’ patrol created in response to police brutality against Native Americans in Minneapolis. Patrollers observed officers’ interactions with Native people and offered mediators that community members could call on for help. In 2016, a similar but separate group operated under the same name. T…