Unbroken: Indigenous Peoples Today

Tomahawk Gray Eyes, Ohlone Native

Tomahawk Gray Eyes is a man that you can often find on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco. The island, which is located in his ancestral Ohlone Native territory, was later scouted by the Spanish in 1775 and turned into a military base by the United States in the mid-1800's. In 1861 the island became a military prison, and in 1932 it became a federal prison. Between 1969 and 1971, Native protesters occupied the island in an attempt to reclaim their land.

Tomahawk now spends his free time at the island asking tourists what they think of Christopher Columbus and to write letters about him. He will then take these letters to Coit Tower (another popular tourist attraction in San Francisco) and read them to visitors.

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