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A photograph of the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center located on Bernie Whitebear Way in Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington.

Originally released in 1971.
Produced by Carol Burns with Han Adams.

Fort Lawton 1970 - Survival of American Indians Association (SAIA) film excerpt from "AS LONG AS THE RIVERS RUN" - SAIA-Carol Burns [8 min. 52 seconds].

This article published by the Associated Press recounts an overview and interview excerpts from Bernie Whitebear, a leader among many American Indian communities and one of the original leaders in the takeover of Fort Lawton in 1970.

An Associated Press article entitled, "Fort Lawton Military Defeats Indian Attack." Article describes another round of attempts and demonstrations by American Indian activists to gain a foothold on the grounds of Fort Lawton that failed and resulted…

An article by the Associated Press and published in The Seattle Times reporting on a shootout between the Tacoma Police Department and Puyallup Tribal fishermen in Washington State along the Puyallup River and the subsequent arrest of 60 people…

A brochure produced by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as part of the federal relocation strategy meant to get Indians off reservations and into the cities to encourage assimilation into American society.

An editorial article in the Bremerton Sun describing the occupation of Fort Lawton and general activism in a belittling tone. Article argues for the development of reservations rather than the turning over of Fort Lawton and is an example of the…

An editorial article in the City Collegian of Seattle Community College. Article encouraging the college to commit to helping the Indian activists at Fort Lawton and to endorse the planned use by Indians of the Fort Lawton grounds.

A photograph of the front entrance to the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center.