John Trudell

Born in February 15th, 1946

From Omaha - Nebraska - USA

John Trudell Biography

John Trudell is an American author, poet, actor, musician, and former political activist. He was the spokesperson for the United Indians of All Tribes' takeover of Alcatraz beginning in 1969, broadcasting as Radio Free Alcatraz. During most of the 1970s, he served as the chairman of the American Indian Movement, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After his pregnant wife, three children and mother-in-law were killed in 1979 in a fire at the home of his parents-in-law on the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Nevada, Trudell turned to writing, music and film as a second career.

He acted in three films in the 1990s. The documentary Trudell (2005) was made about him and his life as an activist and artist. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Trudell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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John Trudell Movies

Taking Alcatraz Poster
November 1, 2015
Dark Blood Poster
March 6, 2013
Reel Injun Poster
June 18, 2010
The 11th Hour Poster
August 17, 2007
A Thousand Roads Poster
January 23, 2005
Trudell Poster
January 20, 2005
Dreamkeeper Poster
December 28, 2003

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