Thursday, November 20, 2008
Alcatraz Is Not An Island
When a small group of Native American students and “Urban Indians” began the occupation of Alcatraz Island in November 1969, they sparked a movement joined by thousands, retaking “Indian land” for the first time since the 1880s. This historic event altered U.S. Government Indian policy and programs, and how it forever changed the way Native Americans viewed themselves, their culture and their sovereign rights.
Tahesha Knapp-Christensen introduces Dr. Troy Johnson
Discussion followed the screening with Dr. Troy R. Johnson, author of AIM topics and Chair of American Indian Studies at California State Long Beach.