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Aliyah Chavez // Annual ceremony held on Alcatraz as San Francisco joins other cities in Indigenous People's Day observance - Peninsula Press

20.10.18

Annual ceremony held on Alcatraz as San Francisco joins other cities in Indigenous People's Day observance - Peninsula Press: Many in attendance said they felt a spiritual connection to the ceremony, which included a prayer circle, singing, dancing, chanting and informal speeches.

“This ceremony is like a cleanse,” said Roberto Solis, a fifth-year attendee with Indigenous roots from Mexico. “We try to find our healing through our culture.”

The event, organized by the International Indian Treaty Council– a non-profit organization working to protect the rights of Indigenous people — aims to celebrate Indigenous People’s Day while also serving as a reminder of a historical occupation of Alcatraz by Native American activists nearly 50 years ago.


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