ID: 901002295 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002295	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Occupation of Alcatraz (American history, 1969-1971)

Note: Protest orchestrated by Native American students and youth, which culminated in seizing the island of Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay, California. The occupation aimed to highlight issues facing Native Americans across the United States, from economic privation to loss of land. Protestors resided on the island from November 1969 to June 1971; the occupation has since been a subject in Native American art. The incident also led to the development of Alcatraz from unused federal land to a national park.

Display Date: 1969-1971

Names:

	Occupation of Alcatraz (American history, 1969-1971) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Alcatraz, Occupation of (American history, 1969-1971) (English,A,N)
	The Alcatraz Indian Occupation (American history, 1969-1971) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Named Events (P)
		....<North and South American history> (P)
		........<United States history> (P)
		............Occupation of Alcatraz (American history, 1969-1971) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... movement, Pan-Indian
	.....(cultural movements and attitudes, culture-related concepts, culture and related concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	related to .... radicalism
	.....(cultural movements and attitudes, culture-related concepts, culture and related concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Alcatraz
	.....(San Francisco county, California, United States, North and Central America) (TGN)

	role/characteristic is .... resistance (political activity)
	.....(political events, cultural events, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	actor is .... LaNada Means (Shoshone Bannock activist, born 1947)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	actor is .... John Trudell (Santee activist and writer, 1946-2015)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	actor is .... Oakes, Richard (Mohawk activist, 1942-1972)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Sources:

	Occupation of Alcatraz (American history, 1969-1971)
	................Strange and Loo, Holding the Rock (2001) 2-8; accessed 11 May 2020
	................Oakland Museum of California [online] (2020-) "Occupation of Alcatraz," accessed 11 May 2020, "Picture This: California Perspectives on American History,"
	................San Francisco Museum of Modern Art [online] (2020) "The Occupation of Alcatraz," accessed 11 May 2020, "The Occupation of Alcatraz,"
	Alcatraz, Occupation of (American history, 1969-1971)
	................Getty Vocabulary Program rules
	The Alcatraz Indian Occupation (American history, 1969-1971)
	................National Park Service [online] (1998-) "The Alcatraz Indian Occupation," accessed 11 May 2020, "Alcatraz Island,"

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Oakland Museum of California [online] (2020-) accessed 11 May 2020, "Picture This: California Perspectives on American History,"
	................ Strange and Loo, Holding the Rock (2001) 2-8; accessed 11 May 2020
	................ National Park Service [online] (1998-) accessed 11 May 2020, "Alcatraz Island,"
	................ San Francisco Museum of Modern Art [online] (2020) accessed 11 May 2020, "The Occupation of Alcatraz,"