Occupation of Alcatraz
The group of protesters named themselves the Indians of All Tribes (IOAT). They said that, because of the Treaty of Fort Laramie (a treaty made between the United States and Lakota tribe), all of the land that was owned by the government that was not being used should be given to Native Americans. Alcatraz stopped being used as a prison in 1963, so many Red Power protestors thought it should be taken by Native Americans.