A conference with U.S. government officials

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Film Date
12/10/69
Film Reference Number
KQN 542
Description
KQED news report from Alcatraz on December 10th 1969 featuring a conference with government officials during which protesters share their concerns about how federal organizations deal with American Indians. Activists including Stella Leach and Earl Livermore are invited to review the current situation in a series of interviews. Kim Robertson (chairman of the visiting officials) comments that: ?I know we all seriously would like to do something special for Indians. I think we all have recognized that our preoccupation with the black problem with the brown problem ? perhaps the red problem may have been overlooked.?
Format
16mm newsfilm