Document E:
1. Who is reclaiming Alcatraz? Why?
2. Why is this occupation and proclamation (historically) significant?
3. What kind of tone does the author have?
3. What are the activists trying to expose about the Native American experience?
2. Why is this occupation and proclamation (historically) significant?
3. What kind of tone does the author have?
3. What are the activists trying to expose about the Native American experience?
Document F:
1. Who is behind the initial planning of the occupation of Alcatraz? Why is this important to know?
2. Why did they pick to Alcatraz to occupy?
3. What would it mean for Native Americans to claim land that was not in their traditional territories?
4. Why did Belva Cottier have to turn to a non-Native lawyer for help interpreting the (Sioux/Fort Laramie) Treaty of 1868?
Document G1 & G2:
1. Where do you think these photos were taken? How do you know?
2. What kind of goals do you think these Native activists had/have?
3. How do you think the activists felt in document G2?
4. Why do think they tagged "Indian Land" on the buildings?
5. Do you find anything unexpected about these picture? Why?