Clyde Bellecourt

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Clyde Bellecourt was a Native American civil rights activist and co-founder of the American Indian Movement who played a key role in advocating for Indigenous sovereignty and social justice in the United States.

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instanceOf Indigenous rights activist
Native American civil rights activist
human
political organizer
advocatedFor Indigenous sovereignty
Native American treaty rights
reform of federal Indian policy
self-determination for Native Americans
social justice
alsoKnownAs Nee-gon-we-way-we-dun
linked to: Neshnabémwen
causeOfDeath cancer
coFoundedWith Dennis Banks
George Mitchell
Russell Means
coFounderOf American Indian Movement
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1936-05-08
dateOfDeath 2022-01-11
ethnicity Ojibwe
gender male
hasChild Crow Bellecourt
Little Wolf Bellecourt
Wolf Bellecourt
knownFor advocacy for Native American education programs
leadership in the American Indian Movement
organizing protests against police brutality toward Native Americans
languageSpoken English
Ojibwe
memberOf White Earth Band of Ojibwe
linked to: White Earth Ojibwe
movement American Indian civil rights movement
Red Power movement
name Clyde Bellecourt
notableIdea community-based patrols to monitor police conduct
urban Indian community centers
notableWork co-founding the American Indian Movement
organized protests for Indigenous rights in Minneapolis
participatedIn occupation-era activism of the 1960s and 1970s
placeOfBirth White Earth Indian Reservation
placeOfDeath Minneapolis, Minnesota
linked to: Minneapolis
positionHeld leader of the American Indian Movement
religion traditional Ojibwe spiritual beliefs
residence Minneapolis, Minnesota
linked to: Minneapolis
spouse Peggy Bellecourt
stateOfBirth Minnesota
workedOn initiatives to improve Native American education
programs addressing poverty in Native communities

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American Indian Movement notableLeader Clyde Bellecourt
Clyde Bellecourt name Clyde Bellecourt
Vernon Bellecourt sibling Clyde Bellecourt