Cover; Title Page; Copyright Info; Contents; Introduction ""The Indians Have Landed; Chapter 1 Ancestors; Chapter 2 Conquest; Chapter 3 Exiles In Their Own Land; Chapter 4 The Birth Of Indian Activism; Chapter 5 Landing Party; Chapter 6 We Hold The Rock; Chapter 7 Red Flags; Chapter 8 Fire And Water; Chapter 9 ""If Not Alcatraz, Someplace Else; Chapter 10 American Indian Renaissance; Timeline; Who's Who?; Glossary; Source Notes; Selected Bibliography; Further Reading And Websites; Index; Photo Acknowledgments/About The Author; Back Cover; Untitled
Summary
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 Guard blockaded the island. Yet more Native Americans found ways onto Alcatraz, coming from as far away as Canada and South America. During th
