John Trudell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Trudell

Native American rights activist, musician, poet, and actor

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1946

Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Date of Death: 08-Dec-2015

Profession: actor, poet, singer-songwriter, musician, social activist, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

John Trudell (February 15, 1946 – December 8, 2015) was a Native American 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 suspicious 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 films in the 1990s.
The documentary Trudell (2005) was made about him and his life as an activist and artist.