Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Native Americans hold their annual Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz Island on Monday. (Sarah McGrew / S.F.

GATHERING WAS HELD AT ALCATRAZ ISLAND THIS MORNING, AND ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT A FEDERAL HOLIDAY, IT IS RECOGNIZED IN MORE THAN A DOZEN STATES, INCLUDING HERE IN CALIFORNIA. DOZENS OF TRIBES MARKED THE ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alcatraz Island (Photo/File) Before sunrise Thursday, hundreds of Indigenous people and non-Native allies are expected to gather ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on the 50th anniversary of the Native American takeover of Alcatraz Island (all times local): 11:55 a.m. About 150 people are now gathered at Alcatraz to mark the 50th ...

From notorious prison to Native protest site, Alcatraz reveals how power, punishment and resistance shaped California and still resonate today.

Introduction / Joane Nagel and Troy Johnson -- Remembering Alcatraz / Troy Johnson and Joane Nagel -- Alcatraz, activism, and accommodation / Vine Deloria, Jr. -- Urban Indians and the occupation of ...

LOS ANGELES — John Trudell, who was a spokesman for American Indian protesters during their 1969 occupation of Alcatraz Island and later headed the American Indian Movement, died Tuesday. He was 69.

American Indian activism and transformation: lessons from Alcatraz / Troy Johnson, Duane Champagne, and Joane Nagel -- Alcatraz, activism, and accommodation / Vine Deloria, Jr. -- Urban Indians and ...