Vernon Bellecourt takes flight to the Spirit World
From: Chris Spotted Eagle
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 18:51:34 -0400
Vernon Bellecourt (WaBun-Inini) passed over into the spirit world earlier today, October 13, 2007. Minneapolis, Minnesota surrounded by his friends and family.
Vernon Bellecourt
(WaBun-Inini)
Anishinabe/Ojibwe Nation
1931 - 2007
Vernon was 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 Co-founded and was the first Executive Director of the Denver AIM Chapter. His involvement at Wounded Knee in 1973 led to a Federal indictment. He was 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 was President of the National Coalition on Racism in Sports & Media and recipient of the City of Phoenix, Martin Luther King Human Rights Award 1993
Monday, October 15, 2007 - 5pm - Celebration of Vernon's Life All Nations Indian Church
1515 E 23rd Street Minneapolis, MN 55404
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - Wake
Circle of Life School, White Earth Reservation, MN
Wednesday Morning, October 17, 2007 - Burial White Earth Reservation, MN
Vernon had no medical insurance plan and the Bellecourt family is collecting donations to help pay for medical and burial costs.
Donations and cards can be sent to:
Clyde Bellecourt
3953 14th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Vernon Bellecourt, in poor health and in a wheelchair, joined an American Indian delegation to Venezuela in August, 2007, to unite Indigenous from the North and South in solidarity:
Venezuela Trip August 2007
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Vernon Bellecourt Interview
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Vern Bellecourt AIM Interview 1982 by Two Elk Part 1
Vern Bellecourt AIM Interview by Two Elk Part 2
Vern Bellecourt AIM Interview by Two Elk Part 3
Vern Bellecourt AIM Interview by Two Elk Part 4
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