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Tue Nov 25 2008 Thanksgiving Morning Indigenous People's Gathering
Indigenous People's Annual Sunrise Gathering At Alcatraz On Thanksgiving morning, November 27th, the International Indian Treaty Council and American Indian Contemporary Arts will be holding their annual sunrise gathering on Alcatraz Island.

Organizers write: "Join us in this day to give thanks for the Creator's gifts, renew our commitment to protect Mother Earth, honor the many heroes of our struggles, celebrate Indigenous Peoples' survival and build solidarity among all Peoples. Tobacco and prayers will be offered to the fire for the Earth and coming generations, and for All Our Relations." Masters of Ceremonies will be Morning Star Gali, Lakota Harden and Bill Means.

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Previous Bay Area Indigenous Rights Coverage: Our Sacred History & White Man Lies on June 4th | Arrests at D-Q University Are Dropped | Hundreds to Join in Second ‘Longest Walk’ from Alcatraz to D.C. | Native Community Demands Repatriation of Ancestral Remains | 32nd Annual American Indian Day of Thanksgiving on Alcatraz Island

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