On Thanksgiving morning each year, Native Americans hold a sunrise ceremony on Alcatraz island, in the San Francisco Bay. It honors Indigenous resistance over the years and the historic 1969 Native ...
SAN FRANCISCO — For Eloy Martinez, returning to Alcatraz Island meant a joyous reunion with people he hadn’t seen in decades. It also brought a renewed sense of pride and hope. Martinez was among ...
GATHERING WAS HELD AT ALCATRAZ ISLAND THIS MORNING, AND ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT A FEDERAL HOLIDAY, IT IS RECOGNIZED IN MORE THAN A DOZEN STATES, INCLUDING HERE IN CALIFORNIA. DOZENS OF TRIBES MARKED THE ...
American Indian activism and transformation: lessons from Alcatraz / Troy Johnson, Duane Champagne, and Joane Nagel -- Alcatraz, activism, and accommodation / Vine Deloria, Jr. -- Urban Indians and ...
Introduction / Joane Nagel and Troy Johnson -- Remembering Alcatraz / Troy Johnson and Joane Nagel -- Alcatraz, activism, and accommodation / Vine Deloria, Jr. -- Urban Indians and the occupation of ...
LOS ANGELES — John Trudell, who was a spokesman for American Indian protesters during their 1969 occupation of Alcatraz Island and later headed the American Indian Movement, died Tuesday. He was 69.