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Alcatraz Island marks 50 years as a national park
“The Rock” is officially golden. Thursday marked 50 years of tourists visiting Alcatraz Island, the notorious former maximum security federal prison-turned-national park.
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Alcatraz Island marks 50 years as a national park
“The Rock” is officially golden. Thursday marked 50 years of tourists visiting Alcatraz Island, the notorious former maximum security federal prison-turned-national park. Bob Redell reports.
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Travelers Rescued After Boat Collision on Alcatraz Island
A boat collided against rocks on the west side of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Saturday morning.
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Travelers Rescued After Boat Collision on Alcatraz Island
A boat collided against rocks on the west side of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Saturday morning.
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Alcatraz Sunrise Gathering
Honoring the tradition, culture and resistance of the Indigenous peoples. Each year, on Indigenous Peoples Day and Thanksgiving morning, a couple thousand people take ferries across the Bay to attend the sunrise gathering on Alcatraz. The event honors the lives, sacrifices and courage of their ancestors.
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The Native American Resistance on Alcatraz
More than 50 years ago, a group of indigenous Americans took control of Alcatraz — an island that belongs to the Ohlone people. That event, known as the Occupation of Alcatraz, was an inflection point for tribes in California and nationwide. In this clip, we explore that history from someone who was part of the occupation and what it meant...