Of All Tribes: American Indians and Alcatraz
Of All Tribes: American Indians and Alcatraz
Bruchac, Joseph
product information
Condition: New, UPC: 9781419757198, Publication Date: Fri, September 1, 2023, Type: Hardcover ,
join & start selling
description
benaki children's book icon Joseph Bruchac tells the stirring history of the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz by Native Americans, which established a precedent for Indian activism.

"Alcatraz is not an island. It's an idea." --activist Richard Oakes (Akwesasne Mohawk)

On the night of November 20, 1969--the end of one of the most tumultuous decades in American history--eighty-nine young Native American activists crossed the San Francisco Bay under cover of darkness, calling themselves the "Indians of All Tribes." 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.

Taking a stand on an island reclaimed as "Indian Land," 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.

reviews

Be the first to write a review

member goods

No member items were found under this heading.

notems store

listens & views

REVELATIONS (BONUS TRACKS) (JPN)

by VADER

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$22.99

CARTER FAMILY FAVORITES

by CARTER FAMILY

COMPACT DISC

$10.99

SPLITROCK

by MILLER,J.A.

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$9.99

SONGS FROM ROOM 8

by MISTER CHANDLER

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$12.25

Return Policy

All sales are final

Shipping

No special shipping considerations available.
Shipping fees determined at checkout.
promoting relevance through notable postings ]
share it, buy it, sell it ]

A notem is a post that highlights an experience, idea, topic of interest, an event ... whatever a member believes worthy of discussion. Each notem becomes a pathway by which to make meaningful connections.

notems is a free, global social network that rewards members by the number and quality of notems they post.

notemote® © . Privacy Policy. Developed by Hartmann Software Group