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Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-
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Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Government relations -- Juvenile literature.
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Land tenure -- Juvenile literature.
Alcatraz Island (Calif.) -- History -- Indian occupation, 1969-1971 -- Juvenile literature.
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Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Government relations -- Juvenile literature.
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Land tenure -- Juvenile literature.
Alcatraz Island (Calif.) -- History -- Indian occupation, 1969-1971 -- Juvenile literature.
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Of
all
tribes
:
American
Indians
and
Alcatraz
/ Joseph Bruchac.
by
Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-
Abrams Books for Young Readers, c2023.
Subjects
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Government relations -- Juvenile literature.
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Land tenure -- Juvenile literature.
Alcatraz
Island (Calif.) -- History -- Indian occupation, 1969-1971 -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781419757198
1419757199
Description:
ix, 246 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
On November 20, 1969, a group of 89 Native Americans-most of them young activists in their twenties, led by Richard Oakes, LaNada Means, and others-crossed San Francisco Bay under the cover of darkness. They called themselves the "
Indians
of
All
Tribes
." Their objective was to occupy the abandoned prison on
Alcatraz
Island ("The Rock"), a mile and a half across the treacherous waters. Under the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie between the U.S. and the Lakota tribe,
all
retired, abandoned, or out-of-use federal land was supposed to be returned to the Indigenous peoples who once occupied it. As
Alcatraz
penitentiary was closed by that point, activists sought to reclaim that land, and more broadly, bring greater attention to the lies and injustices of the federal government when it came to Indian policy. Their initial success resulted in international attention to Native
American
rights and the continuing presence of present-day Indigenous peoples, who refused to accept being treated as a "vanishing race". Over the protestors' 19-month occupation, one key way of raising awareness to issues in Native life was through Radio Free
Alcatraz
, which touched on: the forced loss of ancestral lands, contaminated water supply on reservations, sharp disparities in infant mortality and life expectancy among Native Americans compared to statistics in white communities, and many other inequalities. From acclaimed Abenaki children's book legend, Joseph Bruchac, this middle-grade nonfiction book tells the riveting story of that 1969 takeover, which inspired a whole generation of Native activists and ignited the modern
American
Indian Movement.
Audience:
Ages 10 to 14 Abrams Books for Young Readers.
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Children's Nonfiction - Indigenous Peoples Collection
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Children's Nonfiction - Indigenous Peoples Collection
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