Why did Indigenous students begin the 1969 Alcatraz occupation?

Indigenous students and activists occupied Alcatraz to protest the U.S. government’s treatment of Indigenous peoples and to call attention to broken treaties and loss of tribal lands. Their action sought recognition of Indigenous rights, making “to protest the US government’s unfair treatment of Indigenous tribes” the correct choice. The other choices refer to different events or concerns, not the purpose of the Alcatraz occupation.

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