Clyde Bellecourt, co-founder of the American Indian Movement, dies of cancer at 85
Bellecourt died on Tuesday night in Minneapolis, where more than 50 years ago he helped launch the American Indian Movement.
Updated January 12, 2022 at 4:37 PM ET
Clyde Bellecourt, one of the most significant Native American leaders in the struggle for civil rights, died in Minneapolis on Tuesday night, his son Wolf confirmed to Minnesota Public Radio.
Bellecourt was 85 and had been battling prostate cancer.
Bellecourt, who was on the White Earth Indian Reservation, Indigenous people worldwide.
