Occupations

I thought that talking about the occupation of Alcatraz was really interesting. I visited Alcatraz a few years back and we got a short "history" lesson on it. It was really just a list of dates and events that are supposed to keep your interest on Alcatraz so you want to get on a ferry and go around the island. However they didn't discuss its occupation in the 70's. I think thats interesting because they tell you about films about the island and tourist attractions and who was warden but not about the occupation. Now it could have just been an overlooked subject by our tour guide but it seems like a pretty big thing to overlook personally.
Its pretty awesome that the people on the march were able to occupy the BIA building. I was thinking about the difference in times and the action of occupying a federal building probably means more to us today because it would be pretty impossible to do without a lot of violence and bloodshed. That occupation makes a huge impact on the movements of the time period and its an action that cannot be duplicated which I feel helps it to make an even more significant statement.