American Indians at Federal offices
About This Item
KPIX news report opening with a brief glimpse of American Indians - including Richard Oakes - meeting with representatives at the Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), on March 23rd 1970. KPIX's Jay Newburn interviews activist Harvey Wells who claims that they represent a united Indian nation, who want recognition as one "nationalistic body," so they may govern their own affairs. He goes on to declare: "We want to industrialize the reservations and have our people pushed into professional careers and management positions ... so that economically we can rise as individuals also."
- Originally aired on
- KPIX Eye on the Bay News
- Date aired
- 3/23/1970
- Recording medium
- 16mm color magnetic sound film
- 1:19
- Rights for this video belong to
- CBS5 KPIX-TV
- Type of material
- archival news film
- Event
- Occupation of Alcatraz
- Identifier
- KPIX 101643
- Views
- 4770
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