John TRUdell "Living in reality"

Trudell (2005 Documentary)

Poems, Prayers and Promises ("Greatest Hits" Version)

We’re thinking about poet, actor, musician and Native American activist John Trudell today. Yesterday was his birthday, but we were performing. 🪶 Trudell, a Vietnam Veteran, was spokesman for the United Indian of All Tribes’ occupation of Alcatraz Island in 1969. He was the leader of AIM, the American Indian Movement, through most of the 1970s. He was a key voice during the 71-day “siege” of Wounded Knee in 1973, and provided significant support to Leonard Peltier after the 1975 shootout at Pin

John Trudell was a powerful Native American activist, poet, and truth-teller whose voice cut through generations of silence and injustice. A member of the Santee Dakota Nation, Trudell rose to prominence as a leader and spokesperson for the American Indian Movement, using words instead of weapons to expose colonization, genocide, and systemic oppression. After personal tragedy struck—when his wife, children, and mother-in-law were unalived in a suspicious house fire—Trudell transformed his grief

John Trudell - Live at Farm Aid 2011

John Trudell - All There is to It (Live at Farm Aid 1993)

John Trudell -- Bombs Over Baghdad (Live 1992)