The Film | John Trudell | Native American Activism and Art | Books | Sources
The Film
Filmmaker’s Web Site: TRUDELL
Visit filmmaker Heather Rae’s Web site to find information about screenings of TRUDELL and get outtakes from the film and audio clips of John Trudell’s music. Also, learn how to get involved in Native American issues.
John Trudell
John Trudell: Official Web Site
The personal Web site of artist/activist John Trudell includes a biography, discography and other information on the activist and spoken word artist.
Alternet.org: Dissenting Troubador
Read a 2002 story about John Trudell’s work with the American Indian Movement, his transition into music and the release of his album Bone Days.
Hollow Ear: Taos Poetry Circus 2000: Bill Nevins Talks With John Trudell About Zen and the Art of Renaissance
In this 2000 interview, John Trudell talks about environmental issues and the way in which people—and poetry—can impact the future.
Stickman: John Trudell
by Paola Igliori
(Inanout Press, 1994)
A collection of poems, lyrics, talks and conversation by and with John Trudell.
Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska
Learn more about the history of John Trudell’s native tribe, from the creation of the Santee Sioux reservation in 1869 to the effects of a smallpox epidemic and the forced education of Santee Sioux youth.
Native American Activism and Art
International Confederation of Autonomous Chapters of the American Indian Movement (AIM)
The official Web site of the Native American activist organization, once led by John Trudell, includes a comprehensive history of the American Indian Movement, links to the Web sites of member tribes and the latest news on Native American issues.
PBS: ALCATRAZ IS NOT AN ISLAND
The companion Web site for this PBS documentary examines the history and politics behind the 19-month occupation of Alcatraz by Native American activists. View a timeline of the occupation that began in November 1969, learn more about Indian activism and the issue of sovereignty.
Honor The Earth
A national Native environmental initiative and grant making organization that builds awareness of Native environmental issues and develops financial and political resources for the survival of sustainable Native communities through music, the arts, the media, and Indigenous wisdom. Visit the organization’s Web site to listen to public service announcements, read about past tours that have included performances by John Trudell and more.
American Indian Movement (AIM) Grand Governing Council
Learn more about AIM, the organization headed by John Trudell in the 1970s, created to “help Native People regain human rights and achieve restitutions and restorations.” Read about racism in sports and media and the Leonard Peltier case and listen to live Native American Web casts including phone interviews, commentaries by elders, rare archival speeches and music.
American Indian Movement (AIM) Council on Security and Intelligence
Browse scanned images of declassified FBI, CIA, Justice Department and White House documents obtained by AIM under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act.
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
BIA administers and manages 55.7 million acres of land held in trust by the United States for American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives. The resource-rich Web site offers information on tracing Indian ancestry, tribal leaders, scholarships and more.
Native American Rights Fund (NARF)
NARF provides legal representation and technical assistance to Indian tribes and organizations. The organization’s Web site offers case updates, calls to action on current litigation and documents from its National Indian Law Library.
California State University, Long Beach: American Indian Studies
Explore a compilation of Native art, photographs and video and audio recordings that reflect the history, culture and experience of Native Americans in North America, Central America and Mexico. Read articles by Professor Troy Johnson, an expert on the Alcatraz Indian occupation.
Understanding Prejudice: Test Your Native IQ
Test your knowledge of Native American issues with this 10-question quiz and peruse other parts of the Understanding Prejudice site, created by the Social Psychology Network, to learn more about racism.
Books
The Heart as a Drum: Continuance and Resistance in American Indian Poetry
by Robin Riley Fast
(University of Michigan Press, 2000)
A critical look at Native American poetry that focuses on themes of contemporary Native American literature, including community, history and spiritual experiences.
The Occupation of Alcatraz Island: Indian Self-Determination and the Rise of Indian Activism
by Troy R. Johnson
(University of Illinois Press, 1996)
A compilation of interviews with key figures in the Native American occupation of Alcatraz conducted during or soon after the 1969 occupation.
American Indian Activism: Alcatraz to the Longest Walk
by Troy Johnson
(University of Illinois Press, 1997)
Explore the genesis and outcome of a nine-year period of Red Power protest that began with the occupation of Alcatraz Island from 1969 to 1971.
American Indian Policy in the Twentieth Century
by Vine Deloria
(University of Oklahoma Press; Reprint edition, 1992)
A comprehensive study of the U.S. government’s past policies relating to Native Americans.
Sources
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