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[ARCHIVE] Alcatraz is not an island w/ LaNada War Jack (2019)

The Red Nation Podcast

The Red Nation

Society & Culture, History

4.8943 Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2020

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

[REPOSTING FROM NOVEMBER 2019]

LaNada War Jack, a Shoshone Bannock elder and activist, explains her role in the 1969 Alcatraz occupation, a watershed moment in the Red Power movement. Nov. 20 marks the 50th anniversary.

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0:00.0

Hello everyone, this is Nick. We are rebroadcasting our interview with Lenata War Jack, who was one of the first people to occupy Alcatres Island in 1969.

0:15.0

And in this interview that we conducted last year,

0:18.0

Lenita gives us a history of that movement

0:21.0

and why it's important.

0:22.0

And every year on so-called

0:24.4

Thanksgiving a day that we call Thanksgiving there's a sunrise ceremony to

0:30.0

mark the dawn of a militant red power movement.

0:34.0

I really hope you all enjoy this interview

0:37.3

and please support us on Patreon.com

0:40.2

backslash the red nation.

0:41.7

Wopula.

0:44.0

But my dad says, the way he explains it, he says,

0:47.0

well, you see that aunt pile over there, he says,

0:50.0

there's always going to be someone that goes over there and they're going to kick it or

0:54.1

they're going to burn it they're going to try to destroy it somehow they have no respect and

0:59.9

he says then you see all these little ants running running off he said that's who we are

1:09.5

that got away We're the children and grandchildren of those that got away. So that's why we're alive today.

1:22.4

Could kill all of us. So, Oh, come on a thing.

1:55.0

Don't cut on me.

1:57.0

Don't cut on me. Well, it's really great to have you on the phone,

2:07.0

I was wondering if you could just introduce yourself and where you're calling from.

2:12.0

Okay, my name is LeNade of War Jack.

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