Indians of All Tribes

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Native American activist organization social movement organization

Indians of All Tribes was a Native American activist group best known for organizing the 1969–1971 occupation of Alcatraz Island to demand Indigenous rights and sovereignty.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Indians of All Tribes canonical	3

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American activist organization ⓘ social movement organization ⓘ
communicatedThrough	press releases ⓘ public proclamations ⓘ
composedOf	members of multiple Native American tribes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
demanded	establishment of a Native American cultural center on Alcatraz ⓘ establishment of a Native American university on Alcatraz ⓘ federal recognition of Indigenous treaty rights ⓘ greater control of federal Indian policy by Native peoples ⓘ return of Alcatraz Island to Native peoples ⓘ
goal	assertion of Indigenous sovereignty ⓘ creation of Indigenous‑run institutions ⓘ reclamation of surplus federal land for Native use ⓘ
hasActivismFocus	Indigenous rights ⓘ self‑determination ⓘ tribal sovereignty ⓘ
historicalSignificance	brought national attention to Indigenous land claims ⓘ challenged U.S. federal control over surplus lands ⓘ helped catalyze the modern Native American rights movement ⓘ
ideology	Native American nationalism ⓘ anti‑colonialism ⓘ
inspired	later Native American occupations of federal lands ⓘ subsequent Indigenous rights activism in the United States ⓘ
keyLocation	Alcatraz Island ⓘ
languageOfCommunication	English ⓘ
mediaStrategy	use of national and international press coverage ⓘ
movement	Red Power movement ⓘ
nameRefersTo	intertribal coalition of Native Americans ⓘ
notableFor	occupation of Alcatraz Island ⓘ
operatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California San Francisco Bay ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
opposed	assimilation policies toward Native Americans ⓘ termination policy of the United States government ⓘ
organized	occupation of Alcatraz Island ⓘ
organizedEventEndTime	1971-06-11 ⓘ
organizedEventStartTime	1969-11-20 ⓘ
relatedTo	American Indian Movement ⓘ Red Power movement ⓘ
startTime	1969 ⓘ
timePeriod	early 1970s ⓘ late 1960s ⓘ
usedLegalArgument	Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) as basis for land claim to Alcatraz ⓘ
usedTactic	direct action ⓘ nonviolent occupation ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Red Power movement → hasKeyOrganization → Indians of All Tribes ⓘ

Occupation of Alcatraz → hasPrimaryParticipants → Indians of All Tribes ⓘ

Occupation of Alcatraz → hasMotto → Indians of All Tribes ⓘ