SAN FRANCISCO – For Eloy Martinez, returning to Alcatraz Island meant a joyous reunion with people he hadn’t seen in decades. It also brought a renewed sense of hope and pride. Martinez was among ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Native Americans hold their annual Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz Island on Monday. (Sarah McGrew / S.F.

In recent years, there's been a growing movement of Native Americans reclaiming land that historians say the government stole from tribes in the early 1900s. Historians say the birth of this movement ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- For Eloy Martinez, returning to Alcatraz Island meant a joyous reunion with people he hadn't seen in decades. It also brought a renewed sense of pride and hope. Martinez was among ...

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LOS ANGELES — John Trudell, who was a spokesman for American Indian protesters during their 1969 occupation of Alcatraz Island and later headed the American Indian Movement, died Tuesday. He was 69.

Introduction / Joane Nagel and Troy Johnson -- Remembering Alcatraz / Troy Johnson and Joane Nagel -- Alcatraz, activism, and accommodation / Vine Deloria, Jr. -- Urban Indians and the occupation of ...