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20th November 1969: Native Americans begin their occupation of Alcatraz Island
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:04:08
Publish Date: 2017-11-19 21:05:17
Description: The Occupation of Alcatraz was launched by a group of 89 members of the Indians of All Tribes in an attempt to gain control under the Treaty of Fort Laramie that had been signed in 1868. After the prison closed in March 1963 the federal government declared the island surplus federal property, leading the IOAT to demand that it be returned to Native Americans under the terms of the treaty. A number of previous attempts had been made, although the 19 month long Alcatraz Occupation was the longest attempt to seize control. A fire that destroyed the San Francisco American ...
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