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| Affiliation | American Indian Movement |
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| Name | Vernon Bellecourt |
| Address |
, Minnesota , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
October 17, 1931
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| Died | October 13, 2007
(75 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Dec 07, 2015 03:20am |
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Native American -
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| Info | Vernon is a principal spokesman for the American Indian Movement and a leader in actions ranging from the 1972 occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington to the 1992 Redskin Superbowl demonstrations. He is Co-founder and first Executive Director of the Denver AIM Chapter. His involvement at Wounded Knee in 1973 led to a Federal indictment. He is a special representative of the International Indian Treaty Council and helped organize the first Treaty Conference in 1974. He was jailed for throwing his blood on the Guatemalan Embassy to protest the killing of 100,000 Indians. He was elected to a 4-year term in his White Earth tribal government and developed a model program for the spiritual education of Indian prisoners. Vernon is President of the National Coalition on Racism in Sports & Media and recipient of the City of Phoenix, Martin Luther King Human Rights Award 1993.
Spiritual, Cultural, Philosophical, Ideological, Social, Economic, & Political Realities
The American Indian Movement: 1492 to the Present
The International Indian Treaty Council: 1974 to the Present
Indian Tribal Law, and International Treaty Law
Constitutional Rights, FBI/CIA Surveillance & Covert Action
Mascots & Stereotypes
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