John Trudell: The Movie

I commend John Trudell on his aspirations and determinedness to fight for the rights of Native Americans. I know there are activists for many organizations all fighting for some kind of rights they believe are owed to them, but Trudell is fighting an ongoing battle that started when Columbus first arrived on the shores of Virginia.
First of all, I liked to say I’ve watched a lot of documentaries and this was one I stayed truly interested in until the end. That being said, my favorite part of the documentary was learning about the takeover of Alcatraz Island. I never heard about it in my history classes, so it was kind of surprise, I guess, because I would think something like that should be in American history books.
I don’t understand why it bothered the government so much to have the Native Americans occupying the island. All they did is propose an ecology, culture, and education center. If it wasn’t for the government trying to federally derecognize Native Americans, they could have avoided the whole situation. The Native Americans are just trying to keep their heritage and culture alive by any means possible. That’s not such a bad thing.