In His Own Words
AIM Cofounder Clyde Bellecourt, 85, Passed to Spirit World in Minneapolis on Tuesday. We share the legacy and birth of the American Indian Movement, from Clyde's words from his talk in 2008, published at Censored News.
Kahentinetha Horn, Mohawk Nation News, said today, "We are sad to hear of the passing of Clyde Bellecourt, one of our great mentors in the red power movement. Clyde was always there. He stayed with us for a long time so he could pass along all that he knew. He demonstrated the will to keep going with our knowledge from our ancestors onto our descendants, whom he loved. We remember him as a great kind strong man."
Kahentinetha Horn, Mohawk Nation News, said today, "We are sad to hear of the passing of Clyde Bellecourt, one of our great mentors in the red power movement. Clyde was always there. He stayed with us for a long time so he could pass along all that he knew. He demonstrated the will to keep going with our knowledge from our ancestors onto our descendants, whom he loved. We remember him as a great kind strong man."
Gentle Rage: Clyde Bellecourt remembers the birth of the American Indian Movement
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
During the culminating night of the exhibit at SomArts, July 30, 2008, Bellecourt shared his own journey and the birth of the American Indian Movement. He said his spirit name is Nee-gon-we-way-we-dun, “Thunder Before the Storm.”
Born May 8, 1936, to Anishinabe parents, it was his parents legacy that shaped his course in life. In boarding school, Bellecourt’s mother was punished severely for speaking her own language. Every time she was caught speaking her Native language, she had to scrub the floors with a toothbrush.
Censored News
August 15, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO -- Clyde Bellecourt spoke of the birth of the American Indian Movement forty years ago, remembering his mother’s own legacy and also the time of the end for the priests who were controlling the Sundance, during the 40th Anniversary, “AIM For Freedom,” photo exhibit sponsored by AIM-West.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Clyde Bellecourt spoke of the birth of the American Indian Movement forty years ago, remembering his mother’s own legacy and also the time of the end for the priests who were controlling the Sundance, during the 40th Anniversary, “AIM For Freedom,” photo exhibit sponsored by AIM-West.
During the culminating night of the exhibit at SomArts, July 30, 2008, Bellecourt shared his own journey and the birth of the American Indian Movement. He said his spirit name is Nee-gon-we-way-we-dun, “Thunder Before the Storm.”
Born May 8, 1936, to Anishinabe parents, it was his parents legacy that shaped his course in life. In boarding school, Bellecourt’s mother was punished severely for speaking her own language. Every time she was caught speaking her Native language, she had to scrub the floors with a toothbrush.
