Heart of the Earth Survival School

This was at a height of Native American activism, as tribes and Indian-affiliated groups worked to increase tribal sovereignty and control over their futures.

Heart of the Earth Survival School was established in January 1972[2] by members of the American Indian Movement.

[3] AIM was able to found the school because of authorization in Title VII of the Indian Education Act, adopted by Congress on June 23, 1972.

[9] The founders of Heart of the Earth wanted to teach Indian children living in cities about disappearing traditional life skills, such as "hunting, fishing, maple syrup gathering and wild rice harvesting."

[10] Initially, the school provided practical jobs training for Indian students who would not pursue higher education.