Occupation of Alcatraz, 11-29-1969

The Indian occupation of Alcatraz. November 29th, 1969. Doris Purdy, my mother, worked at the Indian Bureau in Berkeley and went with some of the Indians to Alcatraz. There were some comments about her blue eyes, but she was more or less accepted. She said her mother was a Sioux. She used a 16 millimeter movie camera. Since her death the film belongs to me legally.
Prof.George Purdy, University of Cincinnati

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz#Native_American_occupation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_Alcatraz

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[lrwwolf]

I would like to thank you as well, for uploading this video! I am truly glad I ran across it :)

[mrdouglas51510]

@big707ndn I'm guessing it's because you don't know how to spell

[slmclendon]

Thank you for sharing this video. Of native ancestry, I did my master's thesis on pan-Indian themes of decolonization coming out of the Alcatraz occupation as a seminal moment in the indigenous peoples' histories, and so understand how rare ths footage is. I've only seen the "public" footage shot by the mainstream press. This film is unique, especially the celebration, pow-wow style shots. My understanding up to this point is that none existed. Thanks again.

[big707ndn]

why cant we occupy every bit of land its all are land!