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EPISODE · Jul 27, 2020 · 17 MIN

'We're Still Here': Remembering the 1969 Native American Occupation of Alcatraz

from The Bay · host KQED

On October 14 of last year, Native people from across the West Coast gathered in San Francisco for a ceremonial canoe journey to Alcatraz Island. Each canoe represented a territory, tribe, community or family. They paddled to celebrate culture and values on Indigenous Peoples' Day, and to commemorate the 1969 Occupation of Alcatraz. This episode originally published in October 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On October 14 of last year, Native people from across the West Coast gathered in San Francisco for a ceremonial canoe journey to Alcatraz Island. Each canoe represented a territory, tribe, community or family. They paddled to celebrate culture and values on Indigenous Peoples' Day, and to commemorate the 1969 Occupation of Alcatraz. This episode originally published in October 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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