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Author:

Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-

Title:

Of all tribes : American Indians and Alcatraz / Joseph Bruchac.

Publisher:

Abrams Books for Young Readers,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

ix, 246 p. : illustrtions (some col.), col. maps ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Indians of North America--History--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America--Government relations--Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America--Land tenure--Juvenile literature.
Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--History--Indian occupation, 1969-1971--Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America--History--History--20th century.
Indians of North America--Government relations.
Indians of North America--Land tenure.
Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--History--Indian occupation, 1969-1971.
Native Americans--History.--History.
Native Americans--Government relations.
Native Americans--Land tenure.
Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-235) and index.

Summary:

"On November 20, 1969, a group of eighty-nine 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 United States 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' nineteen-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 . . . 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"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1419757199
9781419757198

LCCN:

2022056099

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

XBPE737 -- Lied Public Library - Clarinda (Clarinda)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

OJPC027 -- Corning Public Library (Corning)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

ZKPC437 -- Logan Public Library (Logan)

KOPC446 -- H.J. Nugen Public Library (New London)

JKPC771 -- Polk City Community Library (Polk City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)