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

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Lakota Nation vs. United States

2022 ⭐ 6.2

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Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

2017 ⭐ 7.6

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Dark Blood

2012 ⭐ 6.0

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Reel Injun

2010 ⭐ 7.0

Career timeline

2022

Lakota Nation vs. United States

Self (archive footage) · 2022

⭐ 6.2

2017

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World Notable

Self · 2017

⭐ 7.6

2015

Taking Alcatraz

Self (archive footage) · 2015

2012

Dark Blood

Indian #2 · 2012

⭐ 6.0

2010

Reel Injun Notable

Self · 2010

⭐ 7.0

2009

No More Smoke Signals

self · 2009

⭐ 4.0

2007

The 11th Hour

Self · 2007

⭐ 6.7

2005

America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie

Black Hawk (voice) · 2005

A Thousand Roads Notable

Narrator (voice) · 2005

⭐ 9.0

Trudell

Self / Narrator (voice) · 2005

⭐ 5.7

2003

Dreamkeeper

Coyote · 2003

⭐ 6.7

1999

Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson Notable

Self - Santee Sioux · 1999

⭐ 7.0

1998

Smoke Signals

Randy Peone · 1998

⭐ 6.8

1996

Extreme Measures

Tony · 1996

⭐ 6.0

1994

On Deadly Ground

Johnny Redfeather · 1994

⭐ 5.2

1992

Incident at Oglala Notable

Self - National Spokesperson, · 1992

⭐ 7.1

Thunderheart

Jimmy Looks Twice · 1992

⭐ 6.3

1989

Powwow Highway

Louie Short Hair · 1989

⭐ 6.8

Frequently appears with

Layli Long Soldier

Self - Oglala Lakota

Nick Estes

Self - Sicangu Lakota

Mary Kathryn Nagle

Self - Cherokee Nation

Milo Yellow Hair

Self - Oglala Lakota

Krystal Two Bulls

Self - Northern Cheyenne

Robbie Robertson

Self

Buffy Sainte-Marie

Self

Link Wray

Self

Taj Mahal

Self

Full filmography

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Lakota Nation vs. United States

2022 ⭐ 6.2

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Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

2017 ⭐ 7.6

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Taking Alcatraz

2015

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Dark Blood

2012 ⭐ 6.0

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Reel Injun

2010 ⭐ 7.0

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No More Smoke Signals

2009 ⭐ 4.0

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The 11th Hour

2007 ⭐ 6.7

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America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie

2005

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A Thousand Roads

2005 ⭐ 9.0

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Trudell

2005 ⭐ 5.7

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Dreamkeeper

2003 ⭐ 6.7

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Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson

1999 ⭐ 7.0

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Smoke Signals

1998 ⭐ 6.8

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Extreme Measures

1996 ⭐ 6.0

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On Deadly Ground

1994 ⭐ 5.2

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Incident at Oglala

1992 ⭐ 7.1

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Thunderheart

1992 ⭐ 6.3

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Powwow Highway

1989 ⭐ 6.8