Offset lithograph posters. 61x43.2 cm (24x17"); 43.2x55.8 cm (17x22"). Posters in support of the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz island by Indians of All Tribes (IAT). The occupation lasted from November 20, 1969-June 11, 1970. Above the lower margin of the poster at center is an allusion to the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie which returned to Native peoples all retired, abandoned and out-of use federal lands. Upon the closure of Alcatraz penitentiary in 1963, the U.S. government declared the island as surplus federal property.
Offset lithograph posters. 61x43.2 cm (24x17"); 43.2x55.8 cm (17x22"). Posters in support of the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz island by Indians of All Tribes (IAT). The occupation lasted from November 20, 1969-June 11, 1970. Above the lower margin of the poster at center is an allusion to the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie which returned to Native peoples all retired, abandoned and out-of use federal lands. Upon the closure of Alcatraz penitentiary in 1963, the U.S. government declared the island as surplus federal property.
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