Alcatraz Occupation
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Protests, Marches, Demonstrations, Rallies
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, American Indian History
- Geographical Location: San Francisco
- Date: November 20, 1969-June 11, 1971
Article abstract: The take-over of the former prison highlights the grievances of both urban and reservation Indians.
Summary of Event
Eighty-nine Native Americans landed on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay during the early, brisk morning hours of November 20, 1969. Calling themselves Indians of All Tribes, the group declared that the island belonged to them by the provisions of the Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1868, which allowed American Indians to claim abandoned federal property that had once been tribal land. The occupation lasted for nineteen...
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