Occupation of Alcatraz

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Indigenous land rights protest Native American civil rights action political movement protest

The Occupation of Alcatraz was a 19-month Native American protest (1969–1971) in which activists seized Alcatraz Island to demand recognition of Indigenous rights and treaty obligations, becoming a catalyst for the modern Native American civil rights movement.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous land rights protest ⓘ Native American civil rights action ⓘ political movement ⓘ protest ⓘ
hasCause	demand for enforcement of treaty obligations ⓘ demand for recognition of Indigenous rights ⓘ protest against U.S. federal Indian policy ⓘ
hasCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasCulturalImpact	referenced in Native American literature ⓘ subject of documentaries and historical studies ⓘ
hasDemands	creation of an ecology center ⓘ establishment of a Native American cultural center ⓘ establishment of a Native American university ⓘ transfer of Alcatraz Island to Native American control ⓘ
hasDuration	19 months ⓘ
hasEndDate	1971-06-11 ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod	1960s social movements ⓘ Red Power movement ⓘ
hasLeader	John Trudell ⓘ LaNada Means War Jack ⓘ Richard Oakes ⓘ
hasLegalBasisClaimed	Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
hasLocation	Alcatraz Island ⓘ San Francisco Bay ⓘ
hasMediaCoverage	international media ⓘ national media in the United States ⓘ
hasMethod	island seizure ⓘ nonviolent occupation ⓘ
hasMotto	Indians of All Tribes ⓘ
hasOpposingParty	Federal Bureau of Prisons ⓘ surface form: Bureau of Prisons U.S. General Services Administration ⓘ surface form: General Services Administration United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
hasPrecededBy	earlier short-lived Native American occupations of Alcatraz in 1964 ⓘ
hasPrimaryParticipants	Indians of All Tribes ⓘ Native American activists ⓘ
hasResult	catalyst for modern Native American civil rights movement ⓘ increased visibility of Native American issues ⓘ influence on U.S. federal Indian policy shift toward self-determination ⓘ inspiration for later Indigenous rights occupations ⓘ
hasSignificance	symbol of Indigenous sovereignty claims ⓘ turning point in U.S. public awareness of Native issues ⓘ
hasSiteStatusAtStart	surplus federal property ⓘ
hasStartDate	1969-11-20 ⓘ
influenced	American Indian Movement activism ⓘ subsequent Native American occupations of federal lands ⓘ
isPartOf	history of Indigenous resistance in North America ⓘ history of Native American civil rights ⓘ
tookPlaceAfter	termination policy era in U.S. Indian policy ⓘ

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Red Power movement → hasKeyEvent → Occupation of Alcatraz ⓘ

Native Americans → historicalEvent → Occupation of Alcatraz ⓘ