Occupation of Alcatraz 1969
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Recently, in my research, I came across an interesting piece of history that I had never heard about.
Did you know that in 1969 a group of Native American students took over Alcatraz Island and occupied it for 19 months?
Within the terms of the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty was a clause that allowed for the appropriation of unused public land by Sioux Indians.
While the treaty formed the legal basis for their actions, the justification for the occupation goes much deeper.
I've borrowed a few clips from other channels because the people who were there can obviously describe it much better than I ever could.
We know the government is corrupt and greedy, so they steal from people. They steal money, natural resources and even people's land with no hesitation.
But, what I don't understand, is what drives them to systematically destroy a culture? What is the motive for eliminating a people's beliefs, their connection to their ancestors and their connection to each other?
Please let me know your thoughts.
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My mom is shirley guevara ❤ this is my history. She was 19 during the occupation
@FigureItOut_Together
5 жыл бұрын
Your mom is an amazing woman. :) Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. Take care!
Spent the weekend with Ramona Bennett, her husband Clyde Bill, Karen Rudolph, Ramona's children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren on Alcatraz for the 50th Anniversary of the occupation by Indians of all Tribes. Met Kent Blansett and lots of other people who touched my heart. Ended up Saturday night with Pit River Indians, who told us that the Sacramento River is really the Pit River. They sang for us, and the Puyallups sang for them. This was another blessed moment for me. Thank you to the Puyallup Tribe of Indians and for all other tribes for this.
@FigureItOut_Together
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Thank you for taking the time to share. What an event to be part of!
Well done. I grew up in the '60's just outside of San Francisco. I'm so glad to see a young person doing research and shining light on the truth....instead of just playing video games to pass the time away. Job well done.
@FigureItOut_Together
5 жыл бұрын
KOALABEARSONGS Thank you for your kind words! I appreciate your taking the time to watch and comment. Take care.
@Radscorp
Жыл бұрын
Video games are a hobby, it's not wasting time if someone enjoys doing it so don't implicate that it is first off. Second "Young people" are consistently shining a light on the truth of past events shrouded in misinformation and personal opinions such as the trail of tears but it just isn't publicized due to a lack of a platform to publicize it or a lack of know how to do so.
@Radscorp
Жыл бұрын
But yeah she did a great fucking job finding information that's been super obscure even during the occupation, a well done mini-documentary overall.
It's a very interesting story, thank you for sharing this! Well done 🤗
50 years ago my dad jumped into the water to help with the occupation, we are trying to get there , i have neverbeen there
Thank you so much for putting so much effort into this the Maori people and samoa stand with you
What they did to the Indian children was a disgrace and I'm so sorry for all the children of the poor throughout all the generation who suffer
Thanks so much for this! had no idea
This was EXCELLENT! Thank you!
I visited Alcatraz 2-3 times in the late 70s and was fascinated by its history as a federal prison; the period of Indian Occupation - evidence of which was everywhere - didn’t interest me at all. Fast forward to my adulthood and that era of the island’s history became the MOST interesting to me.
This is great for my research. Thank you so much. I'm trying to tell this story through the power of cinema. We are still in the early stages to secure the rights to the book, and getting a studio to fund it.
My late mother (Lena Willis-OK Choctaw) came here in 1969 during the rise of the movement. I would like to imagine that she had the time of her life. She later died in her apartment from cirrhosis in 1976
My Native American Indian in laws are the most patriotic Americans I have ever met.
Yes my Dad was Alan D. Miller
I knew. First time parents saw there son in a while, was on TV at the head of a PT boat
Thanks
I lived there for 4 days
You may figure out something about the Pilgrims and The Wendigo, One symptom of this malicious Beast Is insatiable Greed.
I have seen this documentary in Amazon. It’s free there. But I can’t find it anywhere in KZread. They need to put this so people can view it for free on KZread.
@FigureItOut_Together
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Tannia. Thanks for watching! I agree this info should be more widely available. Which documentary are you referring to? I linked all the sources that I used in the description, hopefully this helps you find what you're looking for. Take care.
STANDING OWL SIOUX.....
Very interesting. I see their point , but I don't want to break into prison. Take over Disneyland, id support that
Who did the Indians take it from, I bet if you go back in your oral history you will find you were not the first ones there. Not to mention all the inter-tribal warfare and subjugation of other tribes. I hate when people think that there is some pure group of people out there who did nothing but good things, I think we can put that lie to bed, all races in history have bad and good, stop fostering this utopian vision of something that has never existed in all of human history.
@FigureItOut_Together
4 жыл бұрын
Nothing you're saying in this comment has anything to do with the topic of this video, but thank you for sharing your thoughts, anyway. Take care.
@serenabee9928
3 жыл бұрын
It was used as an island to escape from missions by natives
@noneya2355
2 жыл бұрын
The Aztecs sacrificed 84000 of its own people 5 years before Christopher Columbus arrived. Agreed!