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Bellecourt, Clyde, Co-founder of American Indian Movement (White Earth Ojibwe), 1936-2022

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Clyde Howard Bellecourt founded the American Indian Movement (AIM) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1968 with Dennis Banks, Eddie Benton-Banai, and George Mitchell. His elder brother, Vernon Bellecourt, was also active in the movement.