Forty years ago, on March 8, 1970, over one hundred First Peoples and their supporters scaled the fences of the Fort Lawton Army Base. It was a peaceful takeover of land that was scheduled to be sold or given to the city as surplus.
(Photo courtesy Steve Ringman, The Seattle Times)
This week the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation hosted a parade of First Peoples from several nations to commemorate the 40 years since the protest at Fort Lawton, which also marks the anniversary of the creation of the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center in Magnolia’s Discovery Park. Get the full story at our sister site, MagnoliaVoice.