MLK Day Workshop: 'Alcatraz and the American Indian Movement'

Monday, January 19, 2015
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM (ET)
Pettengill Hall G52
Event Type
Film/Movie
Contact
Pelletier, Brenda
207-786-6400
Department
Committee - MLK
Link
https://events.bates.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=23657

In 1969, leaders of the American Indian Movement occupied Alcatraz Island, former site of a federal penitentiary. This session comprises a screening of the documentary Alcatraz is Not an Island and a discussion led by Loring Danforth, Charles A. Dana Professor of Anthropology, about the history and current context involving Native American rights. FMI 207-786-6400 or the online program.

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