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Yeah, Yeah. It would be fitting and symbolic that ships from all over the world entering the Golden Gate would first see Indian land and thus be reminded the true history of this nation. This tiny island would be a symbol of the great lands once ruled by

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free and noble Indians to the great white father and all his people. We, the Native Americans, reclaim the land known as Alcatraz Island in the name of all American Indians. By right of discovery, we wish to be fair and honorable and our dealings with the Caucasian

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inhabitants of this land and hereby offer the following treaty. We will purchase, said Alcatraz Island for $24 in glass beads in red cloth, a precedent set by the white man's purchase of a similar island about 300 years ago. We know that $24 and trade goods for

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these 16 acres is more than was paid when Manhattan Island was sold. But we know that the land values have risen over the years. Our offer of dollar 24 per acre is greater than the 47 cents per acre the white men are now paying. The California

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Indians for their land. The Indians occupation of Alcatraz Island was a brief one. The four young Braves who swam out to the island were taken off a short while later by a private boat. The fate of this island still

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remains undetermined in San Francisco's Board of Supervisors. Mhm. Whether or not these Indians accomplished anything today, they say that their claim is a right, just one, and they'll continue to press it. Mike Mills for News Watch.