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John Trudell
Biography
John Trudell was an American Indian author, poet, actor, musician, and 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.
Known For
On Deadly Ground
as Johnny Redfeather
The 11th Hour
as Self
Extreme Measures
as Tony
Smoke Signals
as Randy Peone
Thunderheart
as Jimmy Looks Twice
Lakota Nation vs. United States
as Self (archive footage)
Trudell
as Self / Narrator (voice)
Dreamkeeper
as Coyote
Powwow Highway
as Louie Short Hair
Dark Blood
as Indian #2
