ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- #AlcatrazOccupation #AmericanIndianMovement
Alcatraz is far more than a 22-acre island in San Francisco Bay, far more than the location of a former federal prison, and far more than a cursory tourist destination. Fifty years ago, it became a site of Native American activism that forever changed government policy and asserted the organizing power of a united Indigenous people.
🚨 Take our short survey to help us shape our new TH-cam series ! ► forms.gle/JxiR...
Read full story here: bit.ly/KQEDxAlc...
Hit that SUBSCRIBE button!
www.youtube.com...
Like us on Facebook: / kqedarts
Follow us on Twitter: / kqedarts
Don't ever recall being taught this in my history classes. Unbelievable how the United States government treated Native Americans and continue to do so!
when i went to alcatraz i was so suprised to see all of the native american things there
Thankfully I’m watching this because of my history class!
It’s crazy 3 years later this video is being shown in my history class :)
I'm from Australia and you never hear about this when reading and watching the history of Alcatraz, I have even visited and it was not mentioned at all from what I can remember.
Just visited last week, they have a whole exhibit on the island now about it and the following movements that ensued
The Means family is absolutely iconic in the Native American community and .
Thank you for sharing this!
The beat yo' That hip hop starting beat... So dope❤
“Indians of all tribes!” I love that name. 👏🏽💖
Russell Means is an icon
Where are Russell and Dennis? I thought they had a huge roll in leadership and made many interviews.
Because of this occupation, programs that were created on the island were incorporated into the Bay Area communities. Intertribal Friendship house community center in Oakland Ca.
The native american health centers in Oakland and SF, and hintil cu ca the 1st and only American Indian child development center in Oakland Ca. All of these programs started on the island and still exist today
anyone else here from their history class ?
No
Yesh its due today and I'm working on it in the morning
Nah I'm here because if english class
Taking a Course Now. Writing a Mean Thesis.
Thank you for this.
At 4:10
What were those internal divisions they mentioned?
Yeah i was thinking about that too. Do you already know the reason???
There was division of the island between parties. After Oakes Daughter died which was very sad his family left the Island. Non natives were joining the island who were hippies and did drugs and no leadership could occur because of that situation.
Great content though the music distracts and intrudes in odd moments.
Thanks for watching! We appreciate the feedback.
Wow I’ve lived half my life in sf and learning about it, not knowing this part of its history, which gives even more reason to say: Land Back! Land Back!
Heard about this when it was mentioned in the book Assata Shakur Autobiography. Had to check it out, it’s amazing the Solidarity ✊🏽
im richards neph
AHO' & HUGE HUGS Relative. I AM the one who tweeted on H-C-Q to The president so All Native Nations can be aware as we all are of Mother Earths greatest gifts. Great Father of Universe, Mother Earth, Mother Ocean, & Mother Nature carry all needed. I Am also the one who did all Prayer Warrior-ship for Standing Rock bringing all veterans near & far to protect Our Lakota & Sioux Tribes & also have Lakota & All tribes come together again while having all Veterans spiritually feel all emotions & apologize for all that was taken from land, women, children, man, & language, to Our Spiritual practices of Our beliefs. It is time We Must all move together Across Mother Earth aka Turtle Island
What was he like? I am doing a Research paper on him and the occupation for my American History class. I go to the College of Menominee here in Wisconsin. A tribal University. I am very sorry for his daughter. I hope your family is doing Well. This event Inspired many changes for us Natives in this beautiful land of ours.
Nihilistic Rexford,
On TH-cam,
Is
Tommy Rexford’s Youngest.
She’s the one who stopped the very public war between
Tommy Rexford
& Frank Hoffman
(Her Father & Grandpa)
AIM, as well as other Organizations happened because of Tommy Rexford
Tommy Rexford & AIM
His name has been taken out of the History Books,
& Luckily AIM,
was allowed to be remembered.
nice, music is a bit distracting
Im part native american. My dads, great grandmother, was Cherokee.
Everyone is Cherokee lol dont give us ndns' that crap
J B, 4 generations back ~
What have you contributed to the movement? Just wondering...
Don't listen to them JB we need to eliminate our frustrations against one another and educate each other when we can. This video helped you gain knowledge and that is a powerful tool.
Let's just see if the World has FORGOTEN these Bay Area Greats...
My bf is yaqui my mom is black foot
Mmiw 💞💞❤️🖖💪💪🙏🔥🔥🔥💥
I find it ironic that hundreds of Indian voluntarily lived on an islands that used to be a prison. Maybe the US government was actually ok with that. Just saying, do you not see the irony of this?
I think they saw the irony of it, that was the point
Recaptured? They squatted till they got ran off with guns. Somethings never change but that is an untrue statement that they re-captured anything
The pilgrims were the first squatters,how can you squat on your own land?
White colonizers can go back to Europe