American Indian Symposium – Native American Perspectives on Sacred Lands
Clyde Bellecourt
Friday, 02 Apr 2004 at 8:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Clyde Bellecourt is a lifelong proponent of American Indian civil and spiritual rights: co-founding of the American Indian Movement in 1968, marching on Washington, D.C. and occupying the Bureau of Indian Affairs building in 1972, and participating in the occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, in 1973. Mr. Bellecourt's activism moved into education, spirituality, and cultural survival when he founded the Federation of Native American Controlled Survival Schools in 1975 and continues with his activities such as Founder and Chairman of the Circle for Survival Consortium 1980, Founder and Executive Director, Elaine M Stateley Peacemaker Center 1989, and Spiritual Organizer and Leader, Gathering of the Sacred Pipes Sundance and International Elders and Youth Spiritual Gathering 1991-1998. Mr. Bellecourt continues to hold positions with many of the organizations he founded and is a nationally known and highly sought after speaker on spirituality, American Indian civil rights, and sacred concerns.
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