Indian America > The Occupation of Alcatraz: 1969•1971 > Atha Whitemankiller Speaking at the Senator Hotel
Overcoming exhaustion and disillusionment, young Alcatraz Occupier Atha Rider Whitemankiller (Cherokee) stands tall before the press at the Senator Hotel. His eloquent words about the purpose of the occupation - to publicize his people's plight and establish a land base for the Indians of the Bay Area - were the most quoted of the day.
June 11, San Francisco, California