Adam Fortunate Eagle (born Adam Nordwall), hereditary member of the Ojibwa Nation, is a Native American activist and was the principal organizer of the 1969-71 occupation of Alcatraz Island by "Indians of All Tribes."
Read more about Adam Fortunate Eagle: Early Life, Time in San Francisco, Discovery of Italy, Works, Later Life, Bibliography
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“When Adam found his rib was gone
He cursed and sighed and cried and swore
And looked with cold resentment on
The creature God has used it for.”
—John Hollander (b. 1929)
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