On Monday, Native people from across the West Coast gathered in San Francisco for a ceremonial canoe journey to Alcatraz Island, the site of a groundbreaking, 19-month occupation by Native activists 50 years ago. (KQEDnews)
A tule boat preparing for a sail around Alcatraz Island on Oct. 14, 2019 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Native American occupation at Alcatraz.On Monday, 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.
The Occupation of Alcatraz started on Nov. 20, 1969 with a group who called themselves the Indians of All Tribes. Their movement lasted 19 months and gave visibility to broken treaties and a calls for self determination for Native people. The historic event of activism is recognized as one of the most important actions in contemporary Native American history that made strides for American Indian civil rights."The idea was to have cultural centers," said Eloy Martinez, a Southern Ute tribe elder who participated in the occupation in 1969."The idea was for sovereignty, education.
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