| John
Trudell is a poet, a singer and one of the most
powerful voices of the human spirit today. He
came to prominence as a long time activist for
Native American rights and freedoms, as the national
spokesperson during the Indians of All Tribes
Occupation of Alcatraz Island in 1969. He was
the National Chairman of AIM, 1973 - 1979, at
a time of great turbulence and intensity for Native
Americans, culminating in the siege of Pine Ridge,
the Occupation of Wounded Knee, the Jumping Bull
Incident (2 FBI agents, 1 Native American were
killed) and the years of trials and continuous
attacks following these events.
These events mark the beginning of intense surveillance
and scrutinization of John Trudell by the FBI
(Federal Bureau of Investigation), a 17,000 page
FBI file is testimony to this, as well as the
overt beginning of a war on the members of AIM
by the FBI's cointelpro factions to subvert the
movement.
Visit the official John Trudell website at http://www.johntrudell.com/
|
Listen to past Native America Calling
shows featuring John Trudell
10/21/99: Alcatraz: Thirty Years Later
(Listen
in RealAudio...)
4/8/99: Current Events with John Trudell
(Listen
in RealAudio...)
8/26/02: A new program
http://nativecalling.org/archives/2002/
aug/08262002.ram |
