32. Many Native Americans Today Celebrate “Un-Thanksgiving”
Un-Thanksgiving occurs on the same day as Thanksgiving, and its main “celebration” occurs at Alcatraz Island in California. From 1969-1971, Native Americans occupied the island, claiming that they saw it first, which was the same logic that the white settlers used when taking the native lands away. They also tried to buy it for $24 in glass beads, the same price that they were paid for the island of Manhattan. Their goal was to turn the old prison into a school for native children.
