By Santee Ross, University of Montana

Occupy Wall Street is coming upon its fourth week since it started September 17th.

Since then it has quietly grown into a revolution that has sparked similar protests in major cities like Boston, Los Angeles and now has arrived in Missoula, Mont.

Missoulians showed their support for the movement with 300 people strong, in “Occupy Missoula,” October 8th, according to this Missoulian article.

The amount of people that are uniting together for a common message is awe-inspiring. These protests have gotten my heart pumping and my inner rowdiness rising to the surface.

“I don't hate capitalism; I don't hate rich people. I think you should come down to Wall Street and make as much money as you want. And when you do, you should pay a fair tax rate back to the city and the country that gave you the opportunity,” said a protester in this Time article.

Standing up against unfair and corrupt issues sparks a memory of the American Indian Movement.

AIM came to fire up many Native Americans through marches and occupations in the late 60’s to early 70’s. AIM was formed when the Indian people needed a warrior to lead them and fight for them; fighting for our legal rights as well as our traditional culture.

The 1973 Wounded Knee Occupation is one of the most memorable demonstrations and the one that shares a similar quality with Occupy Wall Street. They both made a stand at a place where their words would be the loudest.

Occupy Wall Street has become the modern day AIM in which all Americans share.

The amount of issues this country is facing is overwhelming. 99 percent strong means we are already united in this cause, now the real work comes when the 1 percent begins to listen.

Santee Ross is Hopi from Lander, Wyo.