INDIANS ONLY
THE EDGEWOOD DECLARATION
The International Conference Of Autonomous Chapters Of
American Indian Movement
On December 17 and 18 of 1993 representatives of the American Indian
Movement (AIM) chapters from Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas, Dakota,
Montana, Southern Arizona, Virginia, South East Northwest, New Mexico,
Colorado, San Francisco and Los Angeles, California met to revitalize and
re-focus AIM.
After presenting evidence of acts of treason, fraud, complicity in Genocide
and other crimes committed by Vernon Bellcourt, Clyde Bellcourt, the
assembled delegates in overwhelming consensus, brought forth an indictment of
crimes against the Bellcourts, who fraudulently labeled themselves National
AIM officers, Co Conspiritors, Tony Gonzales with the International Indian
Treaty Council and a Carol Standing Elk who also makes fraudulent claims to
regional AIM leadership.
The indictment will specifically charge Vernon Bellcourt as being a federal
agent of the United States. The others will be charged with crimes and
conspiracy to disrupt and discredit the American Indian Movement and bring
harm to American Indian Peoples.
The conference made it perfectly clear. There has not been a genuine
national membership meeting of the American Indian Movement since 1974.
Therefore, no membership authorization for a national office or national
officers can possibly be said to have been obtained since that time. To the
contrary, it has been specifically determined on at least two separate
occasions during the intervening two decades that such a structure and such
titles are antithetical to the interest of the movement and of the American
Indian people more generally.
AIM Leaderships has always come from the bottom up on a chapter by chapter
basis; not from the top down. The series of self-ordained RAIM National
Leadership MeetingsS conducted during the 1980Us and 90UUs have done nothing
to change this essential fact.
The conferences also ascertained, contrary to the statements of the Bellcourts
and their cohorts / dupes, AIM is not a corporate entity under the laws of
the United States, the State Minnesota or any other foreign government, nor is
it an entertainment enterprise, personal fiefdom, A Rcareer optionS, a
medium for private profit , or any of the other things this fringe element
seems to believe.
Consequently, the conference delegates state without hesitation or
equivocation that they collectively reject all pretense too legitimacy or
authority of those who call themselves National AIM and/or those individuals
it has appointed positions of regional or local RleadershipS over the
past several months.
Let it be known that it is the unanimous decision of the conference that an
international Tribunal be held in San Rafael, California at Dominican College
on 50 Acacia Ave the 26 and 27 th of March 1994. At that time the indictments
brought against Vernon and Clyde Bellcourt, & co-conspiritors Carole Standing
Elk, and Tony Gonzales will be heard and tried.
For further information call:
Russell Means .at 310-915-9000
Bob Robideaux at 505-281-8274
Bobby Castillo at 415-552-1992