Sunrise Ceremony on Alcatraz Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day
submitted by KQED News
on 10/25/17
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On October 9th, a crowd of early risers visited Alcatraz on Indigenous Peoples Day to celebrate the history and culture of native peoples. Before the sunrise broke through the fog, people quietly circled around a fire to honor their ancestors with a sunrise ceremony, commemorating the occupation of Alcatraz Island from November 1969 to June 1971 by "Indians of All Tribes," a pan-tribal group of Native American leaders and activists. Read more: Video: Arash Malakzadeh
