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The American Indian Movement, 1968-1978

An excerpt from an interview with Earl Livermore about the Indians of All Tribes (IOAT) occupation of Alcatraz, 1970.

An excerpt from an interview with Earl Livermore about the Indians of All Tribes (IOAT) occupation of Alcatraz, 1970.

In this interview, Earl Livermore discusses the IOAT occupation of Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay, which lasted from November 20, 1969, to June 11, 1971, when it was forcibly ended by the US government.

Citation Information: Sylvester, John D., excerpt from “Earl Livermore (Blackfoot), Earl Baker, Buster McCurdy (Goshute) (1970),” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/cd57c6e80f951241935714d3f7516f9c.

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Courtesy of University of Utah - American West Center via Mountain West Digital Library.

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An excerpt from an interview with Earl Livermore about the Indians of All Tribes (IOAT) occupation of Alcatraz, 1970.

A photograph of Vernon Bellecourt, national director of the American Indian Movement, March 12, 1973.

A photograph taken during the AIM takeover and ultimate surrender at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, 1973.

A photograph of Russell Means, surrounded by aides, running to escape federal marshals that had a warrant for his arrest, April 27, 1973.

News footage from the trial of Dennis Banks and Russell Means, indicted on charges related to the Wounded Knee occupation, January 8, 1974.

Excerpt from an oral history interview with Ramona Bennett, activist and former chairwoman of the Puyallup Tribe.

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