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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Before sunrise Thursday, hundreds of Indigenous people and non-Native allies are expected to gather on Alcatraz Island for the annual Indigenous Peoples Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering, organized by ...
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 ...
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.
Dancers wearing traditional dress jumped in place to keep warm as the light gathered over Alcatraz Island Monday at the Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Gathering. The annual gathering of prayer, ...