You Are Now on Indian Land: The American Indian Occupation of Alcatraz Island California, 1969

by Margaret J. Goldstein

Book Overview

On the night of November 20, 1969, ninety-two Native Americans sailed silently across the San Francisco Bay toward the island of Alcatraz. They intended to reclaim the land for Indian people and to establish a community on Alcatraz. By the time the sun rose, they had settled onto the island and made their intentions clear: a large sign read, "You Are Now on Indian Land. When the U.S. government discovered the occupation of Alcatraz, the U.S. Coast...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761357696
• ISBN13: 9780761357698
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 14 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 9 to Postsecondary