This week we viewed a documentary in class about John Trudell. I was absolutely fascinated by his life, and work both as an advocate for Native American rights and as a Poet. John Trudell’s work with the American Indian Movement (AIM) inspired those around him. He uses his rhetoric to move people, to motivate people to understand the struggle that American Indians still endure.
When watching the documentary, I didn’t see the death of his wife and children coming. I was appalled, and well, very surprised that anyone could take such a traumatic event and turn it into something beautiful and productive. Trudell’s poetry is such an interesting blend of his own activism, emotion, and cultural influences; I think anyone would enjoy it. So, needless to say, I immediately became an advocate for Trudell and started forwarding YouTube clips of Trudell to my family. We’ll see what they think.
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