Interviews with American Indians on Alcatraz

A KQED news report from Alcatraz featuring the American Indian occupation of the island on November 24th 1969. Includes interviews with Dennis Turner Richard Oakes and LaNada Means. Oakes confirms there there is no outbreak of hepatitis amongst the population and Turner states they're determined to remain there for 10 years if necessary to defend their property rights. When LaNada Means is asked by a reporter if their protest has any connection with the Third World Liberation Front she replies: "Well this is a Native American struggle." She describes the occupation as an attempt to make the federal government honor the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie and claims the failure of Walter Hickel (Secretary of the Interior) to respond to their November 20th proclamation was expected. She also points out that whilst living conditions for the protesters are very basic this is in fact: "Average for an Indian way of life anyway. Now I mean today."