American Indian Movement Arizona Chapter

      Security

      What Is AIM Security?

      Easily answered, first, we identify what is AIM.
      The passage by Birgil Kills Straight sums up the ideologies of what AIM is.
      Then we examine the question “what is security?” Also easily answered.
      The profession of Security is governed by three simple tenets:
      observe, report, and deter.
      In the profession of “Security”, that means know what to look for,
      record what you see,
      and by means of your presence,
      deter whatever it is you don’t want to occur.

      We add these simple skills to living in service to your Indian community,
      and the result is AIM Security.
      We chop wood, bring blankets, provide what is needed
      for survival to those who seek our help.
      We herd sheep, cook, stand posts, and patrol.
      We do what is necessary to help the people who invited us
      to stand at their side through their crisis, whatever it may be.

      As simply as the question is answered,
      it is difficult to fathom the extent of the job.
      We have to know how to think our way through a crisis.
      We have to develop skills through training and experience.
      There are things we would think of which outside security groups
      would not even take into consideration:
      safety and comfort of Elders, watching out for children as they play,
      all the while (perhaps) putting your life on the line for a ceremony.

      Our training will encompass
      Press Training, Documentation and Procedures courses,
      Field Documentation, Passive Control Techniques,
      Court Procedure (Testifying) training, Peaceful Resistance trainings,
      and other needed field skills courses.

      To join our elite security team,

      Email: AIMAZ Security

      Our simple requirements for
      membership to the security staff are as follows:

      1. Must be an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe,
      or be recognized in the local Indian Community as a
      Native American. This applies only to Native Americans
      of non-federally recognized tribes.

      2. Must be Eighteen Years of Age.

      3. Must be Clean and Sober.