Overview
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āAlcatraz is not an island. Itās an idea.ā āactivist Richard Oakes (Akwesasne Mohawk)
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On the night of November 20, 1969āthe end of one of the most tumultuous decades in American historyāeighty-nine young Native American activists crossed the San Francisco Bay under cover of darkness, calling themselves the āIndians of All Tribes.ā Their objective? To claim the former prison island of Alcatraz, basing their actions on an 1868 treaty that said abandoned federal land could be returned to Indigenous peoples.
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Taking a stand on an island reclaimed as āIndian Land,ā these peaceful protestors brought worldwide attention to the issues facing present-day Native Americans, as well as the centuries of unjust federal Indian policy. From award-winning Abenaki author Joseph Bruchac, Of All Tribes is the riveting story of the occupation that ignited the modern American Indian Movement and inspired activists everywhere.
This book title, Of All Tribes (American Indians and Alcatraz), ISBN: 9781419757198, by Joseph Bruchac, published by Abrams Books for Young Readers (September 26, 2023) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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