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The Alcatraz Occupation (1969) w/ Julian Brave Noisecat

Published: Nov. 24, 2020, 1:30 p.m.

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It\\u2019s November 24th. On this day in 1969, Native American activists have staged an occupation of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.

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Jody and Niki are joined by Julian Brave Noisecat to discuss the 19-month occupation, often considered the birth of the modern Indigenous rights movement \\u2014 and how exactly the protesters managed to pull off the occupation of the island.

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Find a transcript of this episode at:\\xa0https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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