The Occupation of Alcatraz (November 20, 1969 – June 11, 1971) was a 19-month long protest when 89 American Indians and their supporters occupied Alcatraz Island. The protest was led by Richard Oakes, LaNada Means, and others, while John Trudell served as spokesman. On Nov. 20, 1969, a dramatic and unprecedented event took place in California that focused attention on American Indian grievances as nothing else had. It burst through the invisibility of previous local indigenous protests and decla
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The Occupation of Alcatraz (November 20, 1969 – June 11, 1971) was a 19-month long occupation by 89 American Indians and their supporters of Alcatraz Island and its prison complex, classified as abandoned surplus federal land. The occupation was led by Richard Oakes, LaNada Means, and others, while John Trudell served as spokesman. The group lived on the island together until the occupation was forcibly ended by the U.S. government. LaNada War Jack is a member of the Shoshone Bannock Tribes and
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Today in California History: On November 20th, 1969, Native activists began the Occupation of Alcatraz ✊🏽🪶 For 19 months, 89 activists—many young students—claimed the island under the Treaty of Fort Laramie and demanded it become a Native cultural center and university. Though federal marshals removed them in 1971, their stand reshaped U.S. policy and sparked a new era of tribal self-determination. For your daily dose of California history, follow me, your history homie Foo Howser. #FooHowser
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