Reservations will not be abolished, their administration will be reformed. We want the government to begin a redress of the pain and suffering against Native Americans, in this case Native Californians, by an iron-clad guarantee of land rights. We want the government to openly admit its fault in the past atrocities against Native Americans, and its part in them. “The First Nations want recognition for past wrongs. After all, we can’t exactly move 20 million people out of the country to hand it back over to less than a million.”“I don’t suppose you could.” Bodaway shifted a bit to try and ease his aches, then began. “I suppose the first place to begin would be asking what exactly you want, so that the government knows properly what it is that we can negotiate for. These issues have built up for generations, ever since the landing of the Pilgrims.”“I am aware, yes.” There had been a similar protest across the continent, where Plymouth Rock had been surrounded by an encampment of First Nations protesters. After all, you’re still here.”“Termination was just a spark in the grain silo. We have addressed the causes of your protest. Atsidí, the government has already moved to strike down proposals for Termination. Sitting across the table from each other, Frock folded his hands on the table. We’re just as interested in a peaceable settlement as you are.”They walked into what used to be an interrogation room for immigrants passing through, leaving just the two of them there. “Well, the Californian government isn’t hostile to what you want. One spot was set up with what seemed to be a small classroom, where a boy who could have barely been a man was teaching full-grown men and women.“Seems you’ve got a nice little setup here.”“We have a lot of benefactors who stand in support of our goals.”“I can tell.” He grimaced at a bag of rice that had the emblem of New Africa printed on it.
Tents covered most of the island, little areas set up for basket weaving, passing out food, and everything else in between. “Oh! Oh, that’s excellent! Here, let’s get somewhere a bit more private.”Frock looked around as he walked across the island with Bodaway.
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“Why have you come to free Ohlone land?”“President Nixon wants to negotiate.”Those five words immediately lifted his mood. Frock.” He was still limping gently, the lingering results of an accident a few days before. Atsidí, a great pleasure.”“This is an unexpected development, Mr. Such was the arrival of Leopold Frock, smiling pleasantly as he shook Bodaway’s hand. What they usually didn’t wear, though, was a nice three-piece suit with black wingtip shoes. People liked to make an entrance, after all. 27 October 1971 Alcatraz IslandThe kind of person who stepped off the boat onto the island was usually someone who wore casual clothes, or in some cases a traditional form of their native dress.
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