Indians of North America — Civil rights.

  • Indians On Alcatraz : First Anniversary

    The program opens with Denny Smithson speaking to two Indians on the boat going to Alcatraz. This is followed by an interview with John Trudell, chief spokesman for Alcatraz island, conducted by Denny Smithson as they sit in the sun on a retaining wall in the upper courtyard of the island, followed by a press…

  • The road to Wounded Knee IV: an interview with Crow Dog (Part 4 of 5)

    Continuation of the special report on the past, present, and future of the occupation of Wounded Knee. This part begins with interviews with two journalists who were at Wounded Knee, Ron Harvey, a reporter for Pacifica Radio, and freelance journalist Mark Turtletaub. The reporters speak on the obstacles they had to overcome just to get…

  • The road to Wounded Knee V: an interview with Tom Cook (Part 5 of 5)

    This part of KPFA’s special report on the situation at Wounded Knee begins with an interview with Ron Harvey, reporting on a demonstration held at Mount Rushmore National Monument in support of the occupation at Wounded Knee, and actualities from the demonstration, including support from Chicano activists. Following that report is an interview with president…

  • Radio free Alcatraz

    From November 20, 1969, to June 11, 1971, a group called Indians of All Tribes occupied Alcatraz Island off the coast of San Francisco, California. The Alcatraz takeover was done to protest federal laws that contradicted historic land treaties with the Indians and aimed to destroy American Indian cultures, including the right of tribes to…

  • Radio free Alcatraz – December 30, 1969

    This is an aircheck of one of the episodes of Radio Free Alcatraz, recorded during the Indian occupation of Alcatraz Island. This episode, as all episodes in the series, starts with a recording of Buffy Sainte-Marie singing “Now that the Buffalo’s Gone.” John Trudell, then talks of plans to start a university on the island.…

  • Radio free Alcatraz – January 13, 1970

    In this episode of Radio Free Alcatraz, John Trudell opens by sharing articles from the Native Alliance for Red Power newsletter from Vancouver, British Columbia, to show similarities between Native People in the United States and Canada. The article is entitled, “The art of stealing human rights,” taken from a speech given by Gerry Gambill…

  • Wounded Knee actualities

    Raw actuality clips from the documentary “Why Wounded Knee.”

  • The road to Wounded Knee I: conditions at Pine Ridge (Part 1 of 5)

    Examination of the living conditions at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, the functions of the Tribal Council, and the role of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Includes statements by Mildred Galligo, Treasurer of the Rapid City chapter of the American Indian Movement (AIM); AIM attorney Ramon Roubideaux; Hobart Keith, a member of the Pine Ridge…

  • The road to Wounded Knee II: chronology of events at Wounded Knee (Part 2 of 5)

    Report on the Indian occupation of Wounded Knee from February 27, 1973 through March 29, 1973, the day this program was created and broadcast. Contains a chronology of events through the first four weeks of the occupation at Wounded Knee, explores the Indians’ demands, the status of negotiations during the first month of occupation, the…

  • The road to Wounded Knee III: history and philosophy of AIM / Carter Camp (Part 3 of 5)

    This is a special report on Wounded Knee and the Red Power movement. Carter Camp, one of the founders of AIM, talks about the oppression of the Native American and the civil rights struggle, discusses the birth of the American Indian Movement and the spiritual rebirth of the Indian people, and explains the shortcomings of…