EPISODE · Dec 3, 2019 · 32 MIN
50 years after indigenous occupation, pledges of solidarity at Alcatraz sunrise gathering
from Civic · host Mel Baker, Laura Wenus
In November of 1969, a group of indigenous activists sailed to Alcatraz and began an occupation that lasted some 19 months, drawing attention to the repression of indigenous rights and sparking a movement. In the early hours of Thanksgiving Day, indigenous communities gathered to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the occupation.
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In November of 1969, a group of indigenous activists sailed to Alcatraz and began an occupation that lasted some 19 months, drawing attention to the repression of indigenous rights and sparking a movement. In the early hours of Thanksgiving Day, indigenous communities gathered to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the occupation.
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