Alcatraz Island (English spelling)

Japanese: アルカトラズ[島]（英語表記）Alcatraz Island

A small island in San Francisco Bay in western California, USA. Its area is about 48 km2. This rocky island was used as a federal prison to house felons from 1933 to 1962. In 1969, the island suddenly became known both in and outside the United States when Indians occupied it. On November 10, 14 young Indians landed on the island. In response to their call, their fellow Indians from all over the United States joined, and at one point 150 representatives of 50 tribes lived on the island together. About a year and a half later, on June 11, 1971, the occupants were forced to leave, but their direct action, which called for unity of all tribes, the recovery of land taken by whites, and the preservation of Indian culture, was significant in stimulating the start of a new Indian movement and drawing the general interest of the American people to the history and current situation of Indians.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

アメリカ合衆国カリフォルニア州西部，サンフランシスコ湾内の小島。面積約48km2。岩ばかりの島で，1933‐62年は連邦刑務所として重罪人を収容。69年，インディアンによる占拠の行動で，一躍アメリカ内外に名を知られるようになった。11月10日，14人のインディアンの若者が上陸，彼らの呼びかけにこたえ，全米各地から同胞が参加し，一時は50部族の代表150人がこの島で生活を共にした。約1年半のちの71年6月11日，占拠者は退去させられたが，全部族の団結，白人に奪われた土地の回復，インディアン文化の存続を訴えた直接行動は，新しいインディアンの運動の出発を促し，アメリカ国民一般の関心をインディアンの歴史と現状に向けさせた意味をもつ。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

<<: Alkaptonuria

>>: Arcadelt