I had never heard of the Indian takeover of Alcatraz before, and I thought the film we watched in class was very interesting. I thought their attempt was noble and worthwhile. It's always seemed to me that American Indians are the forgotten minority in America- the real "Americans" who got screwed by European settlers. Kicked out of their homeland and stuck in remote reservations, American Indians need to fight back whenever possible. I thought the takeover of Alcatraz was awesome because it's one of those ideas that people think would be good but don't actually follow through on. I found it amazing that they went through with the Alcatraz take over and actually pulled it off. Sadly, their objective was not accomplished, but all was not lost. They did bring the concerns of the Native Americans to the foreground and got people interested in it. I thought it was amazing how many people actually went out to Alcatraz and protested, and this was all due to the enthusiasm. The follow through of an idea.
We need more ideas of this scale to come to fruition in our society today. I think we can all learn from what happened on Alcatraz and take it as an example of what is possible. You may not get what you came for, but you will make a difference on some level- for the world or just for yourself.
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