Alcatraz Sunrise Gathering Honors Indigenous Peoples' Day
Published Date: 10/11/2021
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
As the sun rose over San Francisco Monday morning, hundreds of early risers gathered on Alcatraz Island Monday for the Indigenous Peoples’ Day Sunrise Gathering to commemorate the 1969-1971 occupation of Alcatraz by the Indians of All Tribes. The annual event, organized by the International Indian Treaty Council and American Indian Contemporary Arts, honors the perseverance of Indigenous peoples’ in spite of displacement, forced assimilation, an epidemic of missing and murdered women and other adversities. Credit: Caron Creighton Read more: https://trib.al/lRuuSNN Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/2Svdkii — The San Francisco Chronicle delivers the Bay Area’s best journalism every day. Our mission is to tell the story of San Francisco — the city whose people change the world. We will inform, inspire and provoke while being honest, fearless and startlingly original. You can support our newsroom by signing up for a membership at http://SFChronicle.com/subscribe.