American Indians occupy Nike Missile site in San Pablo, Part I
About This Item
KQED news report from a Nike missile site in San Pablo on June 14th 1971, where American Indian activists have just initiated another occupation of land, following their removal from Alcatraz. Features inteviews with a local law enforcement officer and Indian spokesman John Trudell, who explains: "To put it mildly, we're pretty upset about how the government handled the Alcatraz situation ... We want to be left alone but we want the right to guide our own lives. We don't believe in the Great White Father. It's a myth." Trudell goes on to give his own detailed account of their behind the scenes negotiations with Federal authorities over Alcatraz Island.
- Originally aired on
- KQED News
- Date aired
- 6/14/1971
- Recording medium
- 16mm color magnetic sound film
- 8:10
- Rights for this video belong to
- NCPB/KQED
- Type of material
- archival news film
- Event
- Occupation of Alcatraz
- Identifier
- KQN 1288-1
- Views
- 9997
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