Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ412220
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Rock, Reservation and Prison: The Native American Occupation of Alcatraz Island.
Sklansky, Jeff
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, v13 n2 p29-68 1989
Analyzes the 1969-71 occupation of Alcatraz Island by young radical American Indians as a set of metaphors for Indian America. Examines the central images of cultural revitalization through independence, protest against the position of Native Americans nationwide and rebellion against White oppression. Contains 47 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Activism, American Indian History, American Indians, Civil Disobedience, Political Issues
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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