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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.
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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.
- 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
Nov 20, 2014 · A handful of protestors first made their way to the island on November 9, 1969, under the leadership of Mohawk college student Richard Oakes. They only stayed for a night before the...
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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.
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...
May 22, 2017 · In November 1969, Richard Oakes and dozens of his fellow Native American activists came ashore at Alcatraz. The little island in San Francisco Bay had lain dormant since 1963, when its infamous...
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.
Nov 16, 2021 · Six years after the infamous prison closed its doors, hundreds of Native American activists and students occupied Alcatraz Island for 19 months to raise awareness of continued Native American ...
