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Vernon Bellecourt

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Vernon Bellecourt (WaBun-Inini) (October 17, 1931 – October 13, 2007) was a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe (located in Minnesota), a Native American rights activist, and a leader in the American Indian Movement (AIM). [1]

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American Indian Movement

The American Indian Movement (AIM) is an American Indian advocacy group in the United States, founded in July 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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American Indian Movement of Colorado

The American Indian Movement of Colorado (Colorado AIM), also called AIM-International Confederation of Autonomous Chapters, split by 1993-1994 from the Minneapolis-based, national organization of the American Indian Movement, since then known as the AIM Grand Governing Council, which claims the right to the name.

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Arlo Looking Cloud

Arlo Looking Cloud (born Fritz Arlo Looking Cloud; March 25, 1954) was a Native American activist.

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Bellecourt

Bellecourt is a surname, and may refer to.

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Charlene Teters

Charlene Teters (born April 25, 1952, Spokane, Washington) is a Native American artist, educator, and lecturer.

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Cleveland Indians name and logo controversy

As part of the Native American mascot controversy, the Cleveland Indians logo, Chief Wahoo, has drawn particular criticism from some activist groups as an offensive racial caricature.

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Clyde Bellecourt

Clyde Howard Bellecourt (born May 8, 1936) is a White Earth Ojibwe civil rights organizer noted for co-founding the American Indian Movement (AIM) in 1968 with Dennis Banks, Herb Powless, and Eddie Benton Banai, among others.

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Deaths in October 2007

The following is a list of notable deaths in October 2007.

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Harry Hill (activist)

David Hill (born 1941), who some refer to as Mr.

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Index of articles related to Indigenous Canadians

The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to Canadian Indigenous peoples, comprising the First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.

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Jancita Eagle Deer

Jancita Eagle Deer (1952 – April 4, 1975) was a Brulé Lakota who lived on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

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Lorin Morgan-Richards

Lorin Morgan-Richards (born 16 February 1975) is an American author and illustrator, primarily of children's literature.

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Native American mascot controversy

--> The use of terms and images referring to Native Americans/First Nations as the name or mascot for a sports team is a topic of public controversy in the United States and Canada.

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Ojibwe

The Ojibwe, Ojibwa, or Chippewa are an Anishinaabeg group of Indigenous Peoples in North America, which is referred to by many of its Indigenous peoples as Turtle Island.

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Outline of United States federal Indian law and policy

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to United States federal Indian law and policy: Federal Indian policy – establishes the relationship between the United States Government and the Indian Tribes within its borders.

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Ray Robinson (activist)

Ray Robinson (born Perry Ray Robinson; 12 September 1937 – approx. 25 April 1973), was an American civil rights activist from Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement.

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Red Power movement

The Red Power movement was a social movement led by American Indian youth to demand self-determination for Indians in the United States.

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Robert Roche (activist)

Robert Roche, also known as Bob Roche and Rob Roche, is a Native American civil rights activist.

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Russell Means

Russell Charles Means (November 10, 1939 – October 22, 2012) was an Oglala Lakota activist for the rights of American Indian people, libertarian political activist, actor, writer, and musician.

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Ward Churchill

Ward LeRoy Churchill (born 1947) is an author and political activist.

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Washington Redskins name controversy

The Washington Redskins name controversy involves the name and logo of the Washington Redskins, a National Football League (NFL) franchise in the Washington metropolitan area.

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White Earth Band of Ojibwe

The White Earth Band of Ojibwe, or Gaa-waabaabiganikaag Anishinaabeg, is a Native American band located in northwestern Minnesota.

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Wounded Knee incident

The Wounded Knee incident began on February 27, 1973, when approximately 200 Oglala Lakota and followers of the American Indian Movement (AIM) seized and occupied the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Bellecourt

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