• John Trudell Dead at 69
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[QUOTE]John Trudell, who was a spokesman for American Indian protesters during their 1969 occupation of Alcatraz Island and later headed the American Indian Movement, died Tuesday. He was 69. Trudell, who also was a poet and actor, died of cancer at his home in Santa Clara County in Northern California, where he was surrounded by friends and family, said Cree Miller, a trustee for his estate. In some of his last words, Trudell said expressions of concern and love for him have been "like a fire to my heart," according to Miller. "Thank you all for that fire," he said. "John Trudell and his family ask for people to celebrate love and celebrate life. He asked that people pray and celebrate in their own way in their own communities," Miller said in a statement.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2015/12/08/american-indian-activist-poet-john-trudell-dies-at-69[/url]
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