Occupying Alcatraz Native American activists demand change

Occupying Alcatraz : Native American activists demand change / by Alexis Burling ; content consultant, Robert Warrior.

Author/creator	Burling, Alexis
Other author/creator	Warrior, Robert Allen.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2017]
Description	112 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subject(s)	Military prisons--United States --Juvenile literature. United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California--Juvenile literature. Indians of North America--Government relations --Juvenile literature. Indians of North America--Politics and government --Juvenile literature. Prisons--California --Alcatraz Island --Juvenile literature. Military prisons--United States --Juvenile literature. Indians of North America--Civil rights --History --20th century --Juvenile literature. Indians of North America--Government relations --Juvenile literature. Indians of North America. Indians of North America.--Politics and government --Juvenile literature. Indians of North America.--Civil rights. Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--History --Indian occupation, 1969-1971 --Juvenile literature.

Portion of title	Native American activists demand change
Series	Hidden heroes Hidden heroes. UNAUTHORIZED
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.
Abstract	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-109) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2016945473
ISBN	9781680783896 (hardback)
ISBN	1680783890 (hardback)
ISBN	(ebook)

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