Indian youths on Alcatraz...1970

Native American young people occupied the abandoned prison island of

Alcatraz in 1969 in an effort to convince the federal government to

turn the site into an Indian cultural and educational facility. The

demonstrators were removed after 19 months on the island.

The moment so well captured here, outstanding b/w image, wishing you all of the best.

Great reportage...u must have quite a valuable archive back there...congrats

Thanks for the kind remarks, folks. More photos of the Alcatraz occupation can be seen in a folder in my Photo.net portfolio. I spent a week on the island in early 1970 documenting the groundbreaking native American protest for an interdenominational youth magazine. My access to the demonstrators was facilitated through the very kind intervention of popular folk singer and social activist Buffy Sainte-Marie, who I happened to interview for a Philadelphia Bulletin Sunday Magazine article on the Martin Guitar Company of Nazareth, Pa. I think it's somewhat ironic that the federal government's National Park Service is now commemorating the 40th anniversary of the occupation, calling the protest a milestone in native American social action. It was the federal Marshall Service that removed the demonstrators from the island. Again, thanks for stopping by. All the best...Bill

very strong

i like the pov and the composition -- fine balance in the image