Alcatraz

Posted by Bruce Carlson on

The 1969 occupation of the former federal prison by Native American activists was the beginning of a movement and a shift in perception that lives on today.

We discuss:

  • Why Alcatraz?
  • The 1973 Standoff at Wounded Knee,  South Dakota
  • Vine Deloria and “Custer Died for Your Sins”
  • NoDAPL as Part of an Arc of History

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