Bibliograph

Of all tribes, American Indians and Alcatraz, Joseph Bruchac

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Of all tribes, American Indians and Alcatraz, Joseph Bruchac

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-235) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Intended audience

Ages 10 to 14, Abrams Books for Young Readers

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Of all tribes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1355647244

Responsibility statement

Joseph Bruchac

Sub title

American Indians and Alcatraz

Summary

"On November 20, 1969, a group of 89 Native Americans-most of them young activists in their twenties, led by Richard Oakes, LaNada Means, and others-crossed San Francisco Bay under the cover of darkness. They called themselves the "Indians of All Tribes." Their objective was to occupy the abandoned prison on Alcatraz Island ("The Rock"), a mile and a half across the treacherous waters. Under the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie between the U.S. and the Lakota tribe, all retired, abandoned, or out-of-use federal land was supposed to be returned to the Indigenous peoples who once occupied it. As Alcatraz penitentiary was closed by that point, activists sought to reclaim that land, and more broadly, bring greater attention to the lies and injustices of the federal government when it came to Indian policy. Their initial success resulted in international attention to Native American rights and the continuing presence of present-day Indigenous peoples, who refused to accept being treated as a "vanishing race". Over the protestors' 19-month occupation, one key way of raising awareness to issues in Native life was through Radio Free Alcatraz, which touched on: the forced loss of ancestral lands, contaminated water supply on reservations, sharp disparities in infant mortality and life expectancy among Native Americans compared to statistics in white communities, and many other inequalities. From acclaimed Abenaki children's book legend, Joseph Bruchac, this middle-grade nonfiction book tells the riveting story of that 1969 takeover, which inspired a whole generation of Native activists and ignited the modern American Indian Movement"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Preface -- Ohlone land -- An American conquest -- Exiled to Alcatraz -- Twenty-nine years as the last stop -- Centuries of dishonor -- The Lakota landing -- Three activists -- Taking the rock -- A first Thanksgiving -- Those who came -- After the fall -- Nixon's chief -- Taking it back -- Waves after Alcatraz

Target audience

pre adolescent

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American Indians and Alcatraz

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