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			In the past thirty-five years Clyde H. Bellecourt; a member of the Mississippi Band of the Anishinabe Nation, has walked, marched, and has driven across the United States. Clyde occupied the Bureau of Indian Affairs Building in Washington, D.C. and participated in the 71-day occupation of Wounded Knee in 1973. Clyde was the first American Indian to address the World Council of Church's at Montruax, Switzerland, Dec. 1974. Beaten, arrested and shot; lobbied presidents, senators and local politicians; participated in sacred Anishinabe and Lakota ceremonies, Clyde has devoted his life to create a better way of life for those he loves most: American Indian youth, adults, elders and all people who are impacted by the disparities that exist in the political, economic, criminal justice, environmental and educational institutional systems that govern our communities. Clyde Bellecourt was the founder or co-founder and continues to volunteer his time and energy to the following organizations: American Indian Movement (AIM) American Indian OIC Elaine M. Stately Peacemaker Center Heart of the Earth, Inc. Legal Rights Center Migizi Communications Minnesota State OIC Native American Community Clinic Women of Nations' Eagle Nest Shelter American Indian People Across the Western Hemisphere Clyde's lifelong involvement has led organizations like the American Indian O.I.C. to train and get more than 18,000 indigenous people off welfare and onto payrolls and The Legal Rights Center represent over 36,000 Indigenous clients with legal services since its inception in 1970.