Nick Estes is an enrolled member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe and Associate Professor in American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota. He co-hosts the Red Nation podcast and is the lead editor of Red Media. He recounts the cross-country caravan that indigenous activists organized in October 1972.
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Unless otherwise noted, all images used in this video are in the public domain.
National Indian Youth Council demonstrations, Bureau of Indian Affairs office, Denver 1970. Denver Public Library.
Barracks, Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, California, USA. Dietmar Rabich / Wikimedia Commons. “San Francisco (CA, USA), Alcatraz, Barracks -- 2022 -- 3087.” This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en
I remember that so vividly.
From Tahlequah, OK, (western) home of the Cherokee Nation, and a proud tribal member. 🪶
All of the 250 to 250 episodes are excellent, but this one ranks among the best. Thank you!