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The Red Power movement was a social movement led by Native American youth to demand self-determination for Native Americans in the United States. Organizations that were part of the Red Power Movement include the American Indian Movement (AIM) and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC). [1] This movement sought the rights for Native Americans ...
Nov 20, 2014 · When Native American Activists Occupied Alcatraz Island. In 1969, a group of rebel activists took over America’s most notorious prison for more than 19 months. By: Evan Andrews. Updated: April ...
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We Hold the Rock. European discovery and exploration of the San Francisco Bay Area and its islands began in 1542 and culminated with the mapping of the bay in 1775. Early visitors to the Bay Area were preceded 10,000 to 20,000 years earlier, however, by the native people indigenous to the area. Prior to the coming of the Spanish and Portuguese ...
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The Occupation of Alcatraz (November 20, 1969 – June 11, 1971) was a 19-month long protest when 89 Native Americans and their supporters occupied Alcatraz Island. The protest was led by Richard Oakes , LaNada Means , and others, while John Trudell served as spokesman.
Within months John Trudell began broadcasting daily radio transmissions from Alcatraz, a program he named “Radio Free Alcatraz.” Trudell used the program to discuss Native fishing rights, suppressed cultural traditions and interview a number of individuals participating in the occupation, thereby educating the general public who tuned in to ...
Nov 20, 2019 · Occupying Alcatraz: The spark that lit the US Red Power movement. Fifty years ago a group of activists set sail to reclaim Alcatraz Island, ushering in a new era of indigenous activism....
November 20, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. EST. Alcatraz Island in San Francisco in March. (Eric Risberg/AP) On this day 50 years ago, 89 indigenous students and community leaders from throughout the state...
