Unthanksgiving Day

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Unthanksgiving Day (or Un-Thanksgiving Day), also known as The Indigenous Peoples Sunrise Ceremony, is an event held on

Alcatraz-Red Power Movement (ARPM) occupied the island.[1] It is organized by the International Indian Treaty Council and American Indian Contemporary Arts.[2]

The event is designed to commemorate the survival of Indian tribes following the European colonization of the Americas. Organizers want it to serve in contrast and counter-celebration to the traditional American Thanksgiving in which the Pilgrims shared a meal with the Wampanoag tribe.[3]

Background

Graffiti still visible in 2010 on Alcatraz Island from the 1975 IAT occupation.
Main article: Occupation of Alcatraz

In 1969, a number of Native American members of the

civil rights movement in the United States amongst minorities was at a height.[4]

Contemporary observance

Every year on the date of the United States Thanksgiving holiday in November,[5] several thousand indigenous people and spectators travel to Alcatraz Island. Groups dance before sunrise, to honor their ancestors, while other groups demonstrate other aspects of their cultures and heritage and speak out for the rights of their people.[6][7] The celebration is open to the public.

A similar sunrise ceremony at Alcatraz Island is also held on Indigenous Peoples' Day.[8]

References

  1. ^
    Public Broadcasting Service
    . 2002. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  2. ^ Cordero, Gabriel (November 25, 2005). "Unthanksgiving on Alcatraz calls forth American Indians". Oakland Tribune. Bay Area News Group. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  3. ^ Strickland, Eliza (November 23, 2005). "Feast of the Survivors: At Alcatraz Island's Thanksgiving Day, the native spirit lives on". East Bay Express. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  4. ^ Johnson, Troy (September 29, 1995). "Introduction: Alcatraz". Indians of North America: Alcatraz. California State University, Long Beach. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  5. ISBN 978-1-74059-855-2
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  6. ^ Cordero, Gabriel (November 30, 2005). "Happy Unthanksgiving Day: 32nd annual Sunrise Gathering honors American Indian Struggle and Heritage". Golden Gate [X]press. San Francisco State University. Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  7. ISBN 978-1-932857-18-4
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  8. Alcatraz Cruises
    . Retrieved 26 November 2015.
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