Dark Blood
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John Trudell (February 15, 1946 – December 8, 2015) was a Native American author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. He was the spokesperson for the Indians of All Tribes ' takeover of Alcatraz beginning in 1969, broadcasting as Radio Free Alcatraz.
“John Trudell is a crazy lone wolf, poet, prophet, preacher, warrior full of pain and fun and laughter and love, spilling out a vision of fable and truth, love and war, from the unique and somewhat desperate point of view of the Wild American. He’s a reality check.
Trudell follows the extraordinary life of Native American poet and activist John Trudell, from his impoverished childhood in Omaha to his leadership in the American Indian Movement (AIM), and...
Dec 10, 2015 · Dec. 9, 2015. John Trudell, whose outspokenness and charisma made him a leading advocate of Native American rights, and who channeled his message of righteous defiance into poetry and...
Dec 9, 2015 · John Trudell, who was a spokesman for American Indian protesters during their 1969 occupation of Alcatraz Island in California and later headed the American Indian Movement, died Dec. 8 at his...
Dec 9, 2015 · John Trudell. John Trudell, the Native American activist whose long pursuit of justice for indigenous peoples included writing, lectures, music, acting and organizing, died Tuesday night in Mountain View, Calif. He was 69. In early December, it was announced that Trudell had entered the final stages of terminal cancer.
Dec 10, 2015 · Dec. 9, 2015 6:18 PM PT. John Trudell, a Native American activist who became a spokesman for American Indian protesters during their 1969 occupation of Alcatraz Island — and whose personal...
