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Trudell was born in Omaha, Nebraska on February 15, 1946, the son of a Santee Dakota father and a Mexican mother. He grew up in small towns near the Santee Sioux Reservation in northern Nebraska near the southeast corner of South Dakota. He was educated in local schools and also in Santee Dakota culture.
Sep 23, 2017 · John Trudell, noted activist, poet and Native thinker, walked on December 8, 2015, after a lengthy bout with cancer. His family included some of his last messages to Indian country in a press release. Among them: “I want people to remember me as they remember me.”
Dec 11, 2015 · John Trudell passed away December 8 after a long illness, and he will most assuredly be remembered as the most prolific, vocal, dogmatic, and creative members of the American Indian Movement. His life was like a film—as dramatic, moving, cerebral, evolutionary, and as epic as any blockbuster.
Dec 8, 2015 · John Trudell was a Santee Dakota activist, artist, actor, and poet, who led a life dedicated to indigenous human rights, land and language issues. He helped spark a spoken word movement that is a continuation of Native American oral traditions. He walked on December 8 at the age of 69.
Native American poet and political activist, John Trudell, has died. From 1969-1970, Trudell joined many Native American activists who occupied Alcatraz Island. The legal basis for this activity, as Indian...
Dec 29, 2015 · John Trudell was a Santee Dakota activist, artist, actor, and poet, who led a life dedicated to indigenous human rights, land and language issues. He helped spark a spoken word movement that is a continuation of Native American oral traditions. He walked on Dec. 8 at the age of 69.
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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...
