| Description |
1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations, map. |
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text file rda |
| Series |
Hidden heroes |
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Hidden heroes.
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| Contents |
An attempted invasion -- Native heritage -- Seeds of activism -- A student takeover -- The occupation begins -- A turn for the worse -- Leaving Alcatraz -- The occupation lives on. |
| Summary |
Chronicles the efforts by Native American groups in 1964 to reclaim the land of Alcatraz Island in California. Discusses the history of the island, government treaties, student activism, and the occupation of the island. Includes a timeline, glossary, index, and resources for further information. |
| Audience |
1200L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader MG+ 8.6 3 3 187976 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-109) and index. |
| Summary |
Discusses how in 1969, a group of daring Native American activists launched a 19-month takeover of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, seeking to highlight the poor living conditions that persisted in Native American communities throughout the country. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California -- Juvenile literature.
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Indian Occupation of Alcatraz Island (Alcatraz Island, California : 1969-1971) |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
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Indians of North America -- Government relations -- Juvenile literature.
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Indians of North America -- Politics and government -- Juvenile literature.
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Prisons -- California -- Alcatraz Island -- Juvenile literature.
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Military prisons -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Indians of North America -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Indians of North America -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
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Indians of North America -- Land tenure -- History -- 20th century.
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Indians of North America -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Indians of North America -- Civil rights. |
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Indians of North America -- Land tenure. |
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Indians of North America -- Politics and government. |
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Alcatraz Island (Calif.) -- History -- Indian occupation, 1969-1971 -- Juvenile literature.
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Indians of North America -- Government relations -- Juvenile literature.
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Indians of North America.
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Indians of North America -- Politics and government -- Juvenile literature.
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Indians of North America -- Civil rights.
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Military prisons -- United States -- Juvenile literature. |
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United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California. |
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Indian Occupation of Alcatraz Island (California : 1969-1971) |
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Indians of North America -- Government relations. |
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Military prisons. |
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Prisons. |
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California -- Alcatraz Island. |
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United States. |
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Alcatraz Island (Calif.) -- History. |
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Alcatraz Island (Calif.) -- History -- Indian occupation, 1969-1971.
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| Genre |
History.
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Juvenile works.
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Electronic books. |
| Added Author |
Warrior, Robert Allen, consultant.
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| Added Title |
Native American activists demand change |
| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Burling, Alexis. Occupying Alcatraz Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2017] 9781680783896 (DLC) 2016945473 (OCoLC)958783189 |
| ISBN |
9781624023132 |
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9781680783896 hardback |
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1680783890 hardback |
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9781680797428 ebook |
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