In November 1969, a coalition of veteran activists and students attending the new Native American studies programs at San Francisco State University and Berkeley took over the unused federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. Like other spectacular protests, the occupation of Alcatraz ...
Dennis Banksco-founded theAmerican Indian Movement (AIM)in 1968.Russell Means(left) joined the organization shortly thereafter. The two iconic Native American Indian leaders were key activists and spokespersons for the historicWounded Knee incident(1973), and theNative American Occupation of Alcatraz Is...