Title: Occupying Alcatraz
Description: Discusses how in 1969, a group of daring Native American activists launched a 19-month takeover of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, seeking to highlight the poor living conditions that persisted in Native American communities throughout the country.
Subjects: Politics and government, Government relations, Indians of North America, Prisons, Military prisons, Civil rights, United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California, Juvenile literature, History, Indigenous peoples, Indians of north america, juvenile literature, California, California, juvenile literature, Indians of north america, government relations, Indians of north america, politics and government
Places: Alcatraz Island, United States, California, Alcatraz Island (Calif.)
Time periods: 20th century, Indian occupation, 1969-1971