Cleaning up the sign from the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz. The occupation by 89 American Indians and supporters lasted 19 months until forcibly terminated by government officers.
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Cleaning up the sign from the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz. The occupation by 89 American Indians and supporters lasted 19 months until forcibly terminated by government officers.
Indians Welcome
The "Indians Welcome" writing is from the American Indian occupation of the island from 1969 to 1971. ( The "AN" is what remains of an alteration made to the sign, to make it read "United Indian Property".)
The Occupation of Alcatraz was an occupation of Alcatraz Island by the group Indians of All Tribes (IAT). The Alcatraz Occupation lasted for nineteen months, from November 20, 1969, to June 11, 1971, and was forcibly ended by the U.S. government.
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L’occupation of Alcatraz désigne l’occupation pacifique de l’île d’Alcatraz dans la baie de San Francisco en Californie par un groupe d’activistes amérindiens. Elle dura 19 mois entre le 20 novembre 1969 et le 11 juin 1971. Elle s’inscrit dans le contexte de la montée du Red Power movement et l’organisation de l’American Indian Movement fondé en 1968.