Welcome to the home page of the Tennessee American Indian Movement. Tennessee has a significant Native American population as well as occupation and burial sites, yet has no reservation. Through this site we will bring news and information significant to Indigenous Peoples everywhere. We are in struggle to establish health services, job training, prison programs, substance abuse services, as well as many issues of indigenous peoples rights.
Grave desecration is rampant in our area.
A serious disparity of justice exists in Tennessee. A misdemeanor while desecration of the burial of any other race is a class E felony. Stand with us and demand an end to this discriminatory practice. Lest we not forget, the buying, selling and trading of artifacts in Tennessee is a very lucrative business, some say nets between 50-200 million dollars annually in Tennessee alone, practiced by people of all walks of life. This includes many prominent political persons who, along with many Tennesseans view this practice as their God given right.