John Trudell was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to a Santee Sioux father and Mexican Indian mother. After a stint in the Navy (and Vietnam) from 1963 to 1969, he became involved with the American Indian Movement, becoming National Chairman in 1973. He held that position until 1979; it was then that his wife Tina, mother-in-law, and three children ages one, three, & five, were burned to death in a "fire of suspicious origin" on their Nevada reservation which was nonetheless never investigated. Beginnin...
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John Trudell Soundtracks
Known for
Filmography: John Trudell songs
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Crazy Horse | Trick or Treaty? | performer, writer | |
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Out of the Blues | Incident at Oglala | performer | |
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Crazy Horse | A Thousand Roads | writer | |
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Rich Man's War | Incident at Oglala | performer | |
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Beauty In A Fade | Independent Lens | writer, composer | |
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Bone Days | Independent Lens | writer | |
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Crazy Horse | Independent Lens | writer | |
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Edge of America | Edge of America | writer | |
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Fables | Independent Lens | writer | |
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Hanging On The Cross | Independent Lens | writer | |
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I Went So Willingly | Independent Lens | writer | |
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Listening | Independent Lens | writer | |
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Living in Reality | Independent Lens | composer, writer | |
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Lucky Motel | Independent Lens | writer | |
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Music From 'Palomino' | Independent Lens | composer | |
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Putting A Face On God | Independent Lens | writer | |
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Shaman Make A Chant | Independent Lens | writer | |
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Song Of The Trees / Warm Springs | A Thousand Roads | writer | |
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Sunrise | Incident at Oglala | writer | |
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The Ones Who Knew Me | Independent Lens | writer | |
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Tina's Smile | Independent Lens | writer | |
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To God Poetry | Independent Lens | performer | |
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Undercurrent | Independent Lens | writer | |
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Voices Catching Up | Independent Lens | writer |
