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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