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Alcatraz Sunrise, honoring the warriors

By Brenda Norrell
Human Rights Editor
U.N. OBSERVER & International Report
SAN FRANCISCO — With the prayers, blessings and dances of the Shingle Springs Rancheria Miwok, Pomo, Pitt River and Calpullies, the Alcatraz Sunrise Gathering began, after 3,500 people crossed on boats to Alcatraz Island before first light.
With the scent of sage filling the dawn air, the Ohlone [...]