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1969 Occupation Alcatraz - Young girl paints sign
1media/Screen Shot 2022-07-29 at 4.00.26 PM_thumb.png2022-07-29T23:01:40+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4911A Native American girl paints a sign that reads "Indian American Land" on a wall of Alcataz Island in San Francisco Bay. In 1969, dozens of Native activists took over the former federal prison site in protest of U.S. policies, claiming it as a cultural and spiritual center. PHOTOGRAPH BY BETTMANN, GETTYplain2022-07-29T23:01:40+00:001969Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49