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John Trudell

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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Born:
Feb 15, 1946 In Omaha - Nebraska - USA
Movie/TV Credits:
15
First Appeared:
In the movie Powwow Highway 1989-02-24
Latest Project:
Movie Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World 2017-07-26
Known For
Poster of Reel Injun
Poster of A Thousand Roads
Poster of Dreamkeeper
Poster of Smoke Signals
Filmography
Movie Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World Self 2017-07-26
Movie Dark Blood Indian #2 2012-09-27
Movie Reel Injun Self 2010-02-19
Movie The 11th Hour Self 2007-08-17
Movie A Thousand Roads Narrator (voice) 2005-01-23
Movie Trudell Self / Narrator (voice) 2005-01-20
Movie Dreamkeeper Coyote 2003-12-28
Movie Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson Self - Santee Sioux 1999-01-01
Movie Smoke Signals Randy Peone 1998-06-26
Series The West Self 1996-09-15
Movie Extreme Measures Tony 1996-09-27
Movie On Deadly Ground Johnny Redfeather 1994-02-18
Movie Incident at Oglala Self - National Spokesperson, American Indian Movement 1992-05-08
Movie Thunderheart Jimmy Looks Twice 1992-04-03
Movie Powwow Highway Louie Short Hair 1989-02-24