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takeovers 113television that she would use her celebrity to help coastal fishermenreassert their treaty rights.After a visit to Frank’s Landing, Fonda was whisked off first to FortLawton and then to Fort Lewis, the site of a second invasion. In theaftermath of the occupations, Indians leveled stinging accusationsagainst military police, describing beatings that took place behindbars. The U.S. Army insisted the only time any “military persontouched anyone was to help them off the post.” But a newsman witnessedone young Indian who was shoved against a desk. Fonda andeighty-four Indians received letters from the army expelling themfrom the post.One week later demonstrators returned to Fort Lawton. Again,they walked the beaches, climbed the bluffs, and lit a fire as the sunrose. “If you read me, listen,” Whitebear ordered over his walkie-talkie.“We are in position on the Fort Lawton Indian Reservation. We haveerected a teepee, started a fire and about 50 of us are waiting for theMPs to arrive.”A handkerchief rose in the air as a flag of truce. “The colonel sayshe has 30,000 troops at his disposal and he will call them if necessary,”Gary Bray told the crowd.“Let him!” someone shouted in return.“It was a little terrifying when I saw them white helmets come,”Sugar says. “I kind of got scared. And then after I realized they werejust going to arrest us, not actually beat us, I kind of calmed downand just listened to Alison [Bridges].”“Just lay down and make them pack you!” Alison urged.“We just hugged each other and laid down so we made themwork,” says Sugar. “They didn’t even handcuff us. They just put us ona bus and they took us to their jail.”“The Indians were defeated once again by the United States Army,”Billy says.The invasions at Fort Lawton and Fort Lewis intrigued journalistsacross the world. One call came from the Italian News Agency: “‘Is ittrue that you have twelve thousand Indians living in your city?’” asked