Support and Assist AIM Chapters.

Promote and encourage public and Congressional education on Native Issues with material issued or authorized by the AIM Chapter.

Work to educate non-Indians.

Contact the nearest AIM Chapter and ask to become affiliated with them. If you do not know the nearest AIM Chapter, contact the National AIM Office (Vernon Bellecourt) at 612-341-3358 or the Office of the National Field Director (Dennis Banks) at 606-431-2346

• Support Groups are always connected to an AIM Chapter.
• Support Groups are not spokespersons nor take positions of Native Issues.
• Support Groups take information to the communities.
• Support Groups do not get involved with internal AIM affairs.
• Support Groups reinforce and support positions taken by AIM Chapters.
• Support Groups are responsible for their groups and individula behavior in Public and at AIM events.
• All Support Groups are to respect AIM's position that all Support Group gatherings are to be drug and alcohol-free events. Members are to be drug and alcohol-free at any AIM gathering or any Native American event. Refrain from wearing AIM colors if in questionable situations.
• Support Group members are not to be verbally or physically abusive at any AIM gathering or event. No weapons are to be carried at any AIM event or gathering.
• Support Groups are to submit a yearly report each December to their individual sponsoring AIM Chapter summarizing the activities of the group. You are encouraged to send a copy of the report to the Office of the National Field Director.
• An upcoming plan of action for the new year should also be submitted to the AIM Chapter with the annual report.
• Should the Support Group's political direction come in direct opposition to their parent AIM Chapter, a disclaimer is to be issued by both the Support Group and the affiliated AIM Chapter.

• Petition drives for various Native issues.
• Tabling with material and information geared to educating on Native issues and approved by the AIM Chapter.
• Letter writing campaigns.
• Phone banks.
• Door-to-door canvassing.
• Post card campaigns to educate, give information, and/or get committments to phone, write, fax or sign petitions/postcards supporting the positions put forth by a particular AIM Chapter on specific Native issues.
• Fund raising for the AIM Chapter or for a particular project. (Support Groups do not maintain their own financial accounts, i.e. bank accounts, etc.).
• Establish an AIM resource library(ies) with books and material available about the history of AIM, Native issues, Native American leaders, indigenous issues worldwide, etc.