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Jan 22, 2023 · Learn how the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz Island led to greater Indigenous rights in this video. host Malick Mercier interviews historian Dr. Kent Blansett about this student-led demonstration...
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Oct 16, 2021 · A look back at the takeover of Alcatraz Island. Native American and environmental activists protested outside the White House on Monday, demanding the government take greater action on climate...
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May 1, 2024 · 173 views 3 weeks ago. Join us on a virtual journey to Alcatraz Island, the legendary prison fortress that has captured the imagination of millions. Discover the secrets and stories hidden...
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Alcatraz Occupation. Golden Gate NRA, Park Archives, GOGA 18261. In 1969 a Native American Activist group called The Indians of All Tribes took Alcatraz and held the Rock in the pursuit of political justice for 19 months. Though we tell stories of what we know and understand from this time.
Apr 17, 2023 · While voters were casting their ballots in the 1972 presidential election, Native demonstrators had taken over the Bureau of Indian Affairs building in Washington, DC, barricading themselves in with office furniture and preparing to fight with makeshift weapons.
On November 20, 1969, a group of Native students landed on an uninhabited Alcatraz and reclaimed it as Indian Land, beginning nineteen months of occupation. Leaders included Richard Oakes, an Akwesasne Mohawk and Chair of the Native American student group from San Francisco State College and LaNada War Jack, a member of the Shoshone Bannock ...
John Trudell on Alcatraz during the occupation with his family: his then-wife, Fenicia Ordóñez; Tara Trudell (left) and Mari Oja (right). At the time, Ms. Ordóñez was pregnant with the couple’s son, Wovoka, who was born on the island on July 20, 1970.
