Support for Clyde Bellecourt founding memberof AIM
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Aho, my name is Joe Morales. My Indian name is Nape' Waste', it means Good Hands in the Lakota language. I’ve started this campaign to help my friend, mentor, fellow activist and, frankly, somewhere along the line, he became my father figure, Clyde Bellecourt.
After over 50 years of serving First Nations' communities from around the world, Clyde Bellecourt has been diagnosed with stage four metastatic prostate cancer, which is treatable, but not curable.
Beginning in 1968 with the founding of the American Indian movement, Clyde has traveled the world demanding and advocating for justice for First Nations people. In addition, Clyde as one of the leaders of the American Indian Movement, helped found numerous organizations that support sovereignty, employment, education and child welfare in Indigenous communities. For example, The American Indian OIC provides job training for First Nations people and the Legal Rights Center focuses on returning Indigenous children to their communities from the foster care system. The American Indian Movement, through the guidance of Clyde and other founding members, also founded Heart of the Earth Survival School, the Native American Community Clinic, and Little Earth of the United Tribes, a project-based housing program benefiting First Nations people. Clyde has been the vision and power behind the American Indian’s Movement’s ability to provide critical support to indigenous communities not only, throughout the country, but also throughout the world.
Clyde's cancer is not curable, however, traditional First Nations medicine and Western medical treatment can extend his life. Currently, Clyde's medical costs are upwards of $3,000 a month.
As a life-long leader and advocate for Native rights, we can compare Clyde to other Civil Rights leaders around the world from the last century, such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Ghandi, and Nelson Mandela given in his commitment and impact. Feel free to leave your story about how Clyde has impacted your life in the comments section.
I am asking you now to please help support Clyde Bellecourt and his family. We must come together now as a community and give back to one of our leaders. We stand on Clyde’s shoulders and it is our time now to continue his vision. He needs our support.
As Clyde said, "This generation of little children is the 7th Generation. Not just Indian children but white, black, yellow and red. Our grandfathers said the 7th generation would provide new spiritual leaders, medicine people, doctors, teachers and our great chiefs. There is a spiritual rebirth going on."
Let us all be part of this new birth.
AIM forever, Forever AIM
O Hece tu, Nape' Was'te (Joe Morales)
After over 50 years of serving First Nations' communities from around the world, Clyde Bellecourt has been diagnosed with stage four metastatic prostate cancer, which is treatable, but not curable.
Beginning in 1968 with the founding of the American Indian movement, Clyde has traveled the world demanding and advocating for justice for First Nations people. In addition, Clyde as one of the leaders of the American Indian Movement, helped found numerous organizations that support sovereignty, employment, education and child welfare in Indigenous communities. For example, The American Indian OIC provides job training for First Nations people and the Legal Rights Center focuses on returning Indigenous children to their communities from the foster care system. The American Indian Movement, through the guidance of Clyde and other founding members, also founded Heart of the Earth Survival School, the Native American Community Clinic, and Little Earth of the United Tribes, a project-based housing program benefiting First Nations people. Clyde has been the vision and power behind the American Indian’s Movement’s ability to provide critical support to indigenous communities not only, throughout the country, but also throughout the world.
Clyde's cancer is not curable, however, traditional First Nations medicine and Western medical treatment can extend his life. Currently, Clyde's medical costs are upwards of $3,000 a month.
As a life-long leader and advocate for Native rights, we can compare Clyde to other Civil Rights leaders around the world from the last century, such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Ghandi, and Nelson Mandela given in his commitment and impact. Feel free to leave your story about how Clyde has impacted your life in the comments section.
I am asking you now to please help support Clyde Bellecourt and his family. We must come together now as a community and give back to one of our leaders. We stand on Clyde’s shoulders and it is our time now to continue his vision. He needs our support.
As Clyde said, "This generation of little children is the 7th Generation. Not just Indian children but white, black, yellow and red. Our grandfathers said the 7th generation would provide new spiritual leaders, medicine people, doctors, teachers and our great chiefs. There is a spiritual rebirth going on."
Let us all be part of this new birth.
AIM forever, Forever AIM
O Hece tu, Nape' Was'te (Joe Morales)
Fundraising team (2)
Joe Morales
Organizer
Harrisburg, OR
Jennifer Thompson
Beneficiary
Rebecca Stevenson
Team member
