Annual Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz Island, Commemorating 531 years of Indigenous Resistence, Cultural Resiliency and Survival in the Americas

INTERNATIONAL INDIAN TREATY COUNCIL ANNUAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY EVENTS:

OCTOBER 9, 2023
YELAMU, OHLONE TERRITORY
(SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA)

Annual Sunrise gathering on Alcatraz Island, Commemorating 531 years of Indigenous Resistance, Cultural Resiliency and Survival in the Americas
Ohlone Welcome, Pomo and Aztec dancers, All Nations Drum, other Indigenous Cultural Presenters and Special Guests

BOATS DEPART FROM PIER 33, TICKET OFFICE OPENS AT 4:00 AM, BOATS DEPART AT 5:00, 5:15 AND 5:30 AM, ALL BOATS RETURN BY 9:00 AM.  TICKETS $12.00, CHILDREN UNDER 5 FREE.  ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE NOW:
https://www.cityexperiences.com/san-francisco/city-cruises/alcatraz/programs-and-events/annual-events/indigenous-peoples-sunrise-gathering/

The event will be broadcast live on KPFA 94.1 FM, online at http://www.kpfa.org, and simulcast via IITC’s Facebook page from 6 – 8:00 AM.  Wheelchair accessible.

No drugs, alcohol, marijuana use or sales permitted on the island.

IITC’s webpage, www.iitc.org, or IITC’s Facebook event page for updates.  For more information of media requests contact IITC’s San Francisco Office, (415) 641-4482, Morning Star Gali, morningstar@treatycouncil.org, or Rochelle Diver, rochelle@treatycouncil.org, (218) 576-2649.

Followed by the San Francisco’s 4th Annual Indigenous Peoples Day in Yerba Buena Gardens from 12:00-3:30