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Nov 20, 2014 · When an October 1969 fire destroyed San Francisco’s American Indian Center, an activist group known as “Indians of All Tribes” set their sights on the unused land at Alcatraz.
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Mar 31, 2024 · Alcatraz Island, in San Francisco Bay, California. In March 1964 a group of Native Americans claimed the island, citing an 1868 treaty with the Sioux allowing Indians from the reservation to claim any “unoccupied government land”; however, they occupied Alcatraz for only several hours.
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On Nov. 20, 1969, more than 70 Native Americans gathered before dawn on a dock in San Francisco Bay. They boarded three boats and sailed from the small, foggy harbor in Sausalito, Calif., to...
During the period the occupiers were on Alcatraz Island, President Nixon returned Blue Lake and 48.000 acres of land to the Taos Indians. Occupied lands near Davis California would become home to a Native American university.
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.
- November 20, 1969 – June 11, 1971 (1 year, 6 months and 22 days)
- Awareness of American Indian oppression
- One (accidental)
- Violations of the Treaty of Fort Laramie
Dec 13, 2019 · Park Stories. In their own words: History comes alive at Alcatraz Occupation Anniversary. Participant of 50th anniversary of the occupation of Alcatraz in the New Industries Building looking westward. Ryan Curran White/Parks Conservancy.
Nov 19, 2020 · Apaches from New Mexico, Navajos from Arizona, Utes from Colorado, Kiowas from Oklahoma, Chippewas from Minnesota and Sioux Indians from San Jose all came together and entered their names,...
