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…
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.
An article in The Seattle Times reporting on the nonviolent protests occurring over the return of the Fort Lawton surplus lands to Indians in the City of Seattle. This article highlights comments from Indian leaders of the demonstrations and their…
An article in The Seattle Times describing peaceful Indian demonstrations at a court house to garner support for the return of the lands that Fort Lawton sat upon.
Article in The Seattle Times describing the events of the initial Indian occupation of Fort Lawton on March 08, 1970. Includes excerpts of comments from Indian activist leaders during the takeover event.
Article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer the day after the first occupation of Ft. Lawton by American Indian activists. Image depicts Indian woman being carried by two MPs. Indian woman is the grandmother of the exhibit creator.
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 in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer months after the initial occupation attempts of Fort Lawton. Article includes excerpts of interview with Bernie Whitebear, one of the Indian activist leaders who organized the demonstrations around Fort…