Bill Wahpepah & Dennis Banks At Oakland Indian School

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KPIX Eyewitness New report from January 11th 1977 by Ben Williams featuring views of students and supporters singing and dancing at a new school established in Oakland to promote Native American culture. Includes brief scenes from speeches by Dennis Banks and Bill Wahpepah, who explains that: "It's still a war with our people ... except now they have ... political weapons such as education system, that are designed to make our children become something other than what they are. We want them to be proud American Indians."

Type of material
archival newsfilm
Duration
2:42
16mm color, co-magnetic silent/sound film
Rights for this video belong to
CBS5 KPIX-TV
Date aired
1/11/77
Originally aired on
KPIX-TV
Identifier
KPIX 133859
Views
7302

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