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Proud of His Work

Clip: 6/20/1991 | 6m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

Tilsen was happy to own his own law firm and he began taking hundreds and hundreds of...

Tilsen was happy to own his own law firm and he began taking hundreds and hundreds of anti-war cases. He's proud of the work he did on the P-9 cases as well as his work at Wounded Knee.

06/20/1991

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His Families Beliefs

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Tilsen's family immigrated to the U.S. from Russia and came looking for opportunity... (2m 43s)

Spiritual Feeling

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During his work for Wounded Knee defense, Tilsen felt emotional and a spiritual... (9m 1s)

Student Activist

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His participation in community organizations and being President of the U of M's... (6m 45s)

Wounded Knee

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Taking charge, Tilsen helped get 70 people released from jail in two days. This was... (2m 21s)

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