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John Trudell
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Songs called poems
- Lines from a mined mind
- Stickman
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Film & TV
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
John Trudell (1946–2015) was a Native American and Indigenous Latino American author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. John is of Native American and Native Mexican descent. He was the spokesperson for the 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…
Known for
- Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae — Self - AIM National Chairman (archive footage)2024
- Lakota Nation vs. United States — Self (archive footage)2022
- Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World — Self2017
- Taking Alcatraz — Self (archive footage)2015
- Dark Blood — Indian #22012
- Reel Injun — Self2010
- No More Smoke Signals — self2009
- The 11th Hour — Self2007
- A Thousand Roads — Narrator (voice)2005
- Trudell — Self / Narrator (voice)2005
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John Trudell (born February 15, 1946 - died December 8, 2015) 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 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John+Trude
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John Trudell was a poet, recording artist, actor and speaker whose international following reflects the universal language of his words, work and message.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Omaha
- Place of death
- Santa Clara
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- San Bernardino Valley College
- Political party
- American Indian Movement
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- blues
- Official website
- www.johntrudell.com
- Image
- John Trudell 1997-09-24 61232-37.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1946-02-15
- unmarried partner
- Marcheline Bertrand
- date of death
- 2015-12-08
- Commons category
- John Trudell
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- writing language
- English language
- ethnic group
- Dakota people
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