Taking Alcatraz

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Taking Alcatraz

Amazon Video
Amazon Video (Rent)
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2015
0h 40m
Documentary
san francisco, californiaindigenous1970salcatraz prisonnative americansiouxoccupationactivist1960sactivism

Overview

A documentary account by award-winning filmmaker John Ferry of the events that led up to the 1969 Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island as told by principal organizer, Adam Fortunate Eagle. The story unfolds through Fortunate Eagle's remembrances, archival newsreel footage and photographs.

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