LEADER 03443oam 22004574a 450 001 9910136070803321 005 20230414135511.0 010 $a9781681340203 (electronic book) 035 $a(CKB)3710000000915310 035 $a(OCoLC)961892419 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse53683 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000915310 100 $a20160615d2016 my 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent. 182 $cc$2rdamedia. 183 $acr$2rdacarrier. 200 10$aThunder before the Storm $ethe autobiography of Clyde Bellecourt /$fas told to Jon Lurie$b[electronic resource] 210 $aSaint Paul, MN $cMinnesota Historical Society Press$d2016 215 $a1 online resource (321 pages.) $cillustrations 311 1 $a1-68134-019-4 327 $aPrologue: the damn truth -- My mother's limp -- The drum within the walls -- Confrontation politics -- Peggy sue -- The Indian in white America -- Occupations -- Spiritual rebirth -- The damn hard work -- The trail of broken treaties -- Cedar Pass -- Fools crow -- Wounded Knee -- Speaking to the world -- The thunder before the storm -- Aim for sovereignty -- America on trial -- The damn hard work II -- Almost ruined me -- The longest walk -- Hardest thing I ever had to do -- Splintered arrow -- The coffee conspiracy -- No honor in racism -- Neegonnwayweedun. 330 $aThe American Indian Movement burst onto the scene in the late 1960s as indigenous people across the country began to demand what is rightfully theirs. Clyde Bellecourt, whose Ojibwe name translates as ?The Thunder before the Storm,? is one of its cofounders and iconic leaders. This powerful autobiography provides an intimate narrative of his childhood on the White Earth Reservation, his long journey through the prison system, and his embodiment of ?confrontation politics? in waging war against entrenched racism. Bellecourt is up-front and unapologetic when discussing his battles with drug addiction, his clashes with other AIM leaders, his experiences on the Trail of Broken Treaties and at Wounded Knee, and the cases of Leonard Peltier and murdered AIM activist Anna Mae Aquash. This gritty, as-told-to memoir also uncovers the humanity behind Bellecourt?s militant image, revealing a sensitive spirit whose wounds motivated him to confront injustice and to help others gain a sense of pride by knowing their culture. The Thunder before the Storm offers an invaluable inside look at the birth of a national movement?the big personalities, the creativity, and the perseverance that were necessary to alter the course of Native and American history.--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aIndians of North America$xGovernment relations$y1934- 606 $aOglala Indians$vBiography 606 $aOjibwa Indians$vBiography 606 $aIndians of North America$xPolitics and government 607 $aWounded Knee (S.D.)$xHistory$xIndian occupation, 1973$vPersonal narratives 615 0$aIndians of North America$xGovernment relations 615 0$aOglala Indians 615 0$aOjibwa Indians 615 0$aIndians of North America$xPolitics and government. 700 $aBellecourt$b Clyde H$g(Clyde Howard),$f1936-$01080327 702 $aLurie$b Jon 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910136070803321 996 $aThunder before the Storm$92593352 997 $aUNINA