35 Times the US Trampled on Native American Rights

35 Times the US Trampled on Native American Rights

Trista - June 6, 2019

35 Times the US Trampled on Native American Rights
The red graffiti on Alcatraz Island was still visible in 2010 from the 1975 IAT occupation. Loco Steve / Wikimedia.

31. Un-Thanksgiving is a Day of Mourning

The occupation at Alcatraz Island did not accomplish its goals. Every year, Native Americans gather there to commemorate a day of mourning for all their countrymen and women who died due to white expansion. They also celebrate the occupation of Alcatraz Island and continue to push for social justice and recognition of Native American rights.

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