American Indian Movement co-founder Clyde Bellecourt, 'Neegonnwayweedun,' dies at 85
Clyde Bellecourt, leader in the Red Power movement for Native American civil rights, died Tuesday at his home in Minneapolis. He was 85.
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Clyde Bellecourt, leader in the Red Power movement for Native American civil rights, died Tuesday at his home in Minneapolis. He was 85.
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Clyde Bellecourt, one of the most influential leaders in the Red Power movement and fight for Native American civil rights, died Tuesday at his home in Minneapolis. He was 85.
With Dennis Banks and others, Bellecourt in 1968 co-founded the American Indian Movement (AIM), a grassroots group of Indians in Minneapolis that inspired a generation of Native activists on reservations and inner cities across the country.
With Dennis Banks and others, Bellecourt in 1968 co-founded the American Indian Movement (AIM), a grassroots group of Indians in Minneapolis that inspired a generation of Native activists on reservations and inner cities across the country.