Extremely Eloquent, Therefore Extremely Dangerous
John Trudell: In His Own Words
“It places the struggles of the Indian people in a contemporary historical setting. This story addresses the reality of a traditional political struggle that took place…the government responded with hatred and violence to destroy that political voice.”
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SOURCE: Argus Leader
“I know what I’ve done, and I think the FBI murdered a lot of trees unnecessarily. What is really freaky is that anyone would take that much time to spy on someone else, especially in a free society.” – On FBI file.
“It’s hard to trust a bunch of Hollywood people, but once we sat down and talked, these were no longer Hollywood people. I trusted their integrity and finally had to ask myself if I trusted my instincts more than I trusted my paranoia. My paranoia tells me not to trust Hollywood, but I went with my instincts. Besides, this was too important a story not to trust them. I liked that this was a story in a contemporary setting, not a historical setting, which is usually where you find the People. And I liked that it was based on the facts of what happened. I liked that somebody was finally telling the truth.”
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