American Indian: Theories

AIM

Homeland

I wanted to include both of these photos because of the theories that I want to use. 

First and foremost I want to include Griffins idea of an anti-movement in which the rhetorical attempt is to arouse the public opinion to the destruction or rejection of an existing institution or idea. The rejection of the American Government is obviously what they are choosing to do within this movement. Within the second picture we can see they are in their second stage of their development, the period of rhetorical crisis.

Second, I want to include Bouvard and make the connection between the mothers who knew essentially their children were gone but wanted to emphasize the pressure on the government to at least tell them where their children were. We can make the connection here in this movement that although many Native American people have lost their lives in the past due to the American government, there is still pressure being placed on the government to stick to their word by letting the reservations keep their land which is also displayed in the second picture as well. Very explicitly showing they have been guarding their home since before "Americans" arrived. Finally, I want to include Foust and the idea of including social media to spread awareness online. In the very first picture, there is a display of the overall symbol of the movement itself. This is what they defined network theory and actually recommended to stay away from if there is to be a collective identity because it is treated more as a fact than it is just an action.
There is also a website AIM, that gives history and personal testimonies of the movement that I will be using as a primary source for this project.