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1969-1971 Occupation of Alcatraz: Atha Rider Whitemankiller, stands before the press after the removal of the last occupiers from Alcatraz
1media/Screen Shot 2022-10-26 at 4.06.30 PM_thumb.png2022-10-26T23:08:38+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4911Overcoming exhaustion and disillusionment, Atha Rider Whitemankiller, Cherokee, stands before the press at the Senator Hotel in San Francisco after the removal of the last Indian occupiers from Alcatraz on June 11, 1971. His eloquent words about the purpose of the occupation of Alcatraz Island—to publicize his people’s plight and establish a land base for the Indians of the Bay Area—were the most quoted of the day.plain2022-10-26T23:08:38+00:00June 11, 1971Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49