Browse Items (14 total)
Sort by:
Associated Press - "Shots fired, 60 arrested in Indian-fishing showdown"
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…
Bremerton Sun - "The Indian Siege Of Fort Lawton"
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…
Seattle Weekly - "The Indian Arts Center that nobody thought would happen"
An article in the Seattle Weekly several years after the events of the Fort Lawton Takeover. Article describes the struggle for the Fort Lawton lands and the activities that now take place at the Daybreak Star Arts Center, the center dedicated to…
City Collegian - "Indians raped"
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.
The Seattle Times - "Nisqually Fishing Confrontation Now 46 Days Old"
An article in The Seattle Times reporting on the rift between Indians and Washington State in the regulation and exercising of fishing rights. This particular article cites confrontation at Frank's Landing, a plot of federal trust property that is a…
The Seattle Times - "Indian Picket Line Remains at Ft. Lawton"
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…
The Seattle Times - "Indians Drum Up Support for Fort Claim"
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.
The Seattle Times - "Indians Invade Army Posts
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.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - "Indians Invade Ft. Lawton"
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.
Associated Press - "Fort Lawton Military Defeats Indian Attack"
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…