LaNada War Jack
LaNada War Jack (or LaNada Boyer and LaNada Means; born 1947) is a Native American activist and author who participated in the Occupation of Alcatraz from November 20, 1969 – June 11, 1971.[1] She is a member of the Shoshone Bannock Tribes.[1]
War Jack majored in Native American Law and Politics at UC Berkeley and participated in the Third Worlds Strike as a student.[1] At Berkeley, she began the first Native American Studies program in the country with other students.[2] War Jack was also part of the negotiation team that assisted with creating The Department of Ethnic Studies in 1969.[1] Later that same year, she participated in the organization of the nineteen-month Occupation of Alcatraz: a peaceful protest where almost 100 Native Americans (plus other supporters) inhabited Alcatraz Island.[1] Deynon Means, War Jack’s son, and Claudene Boyer, her sister, came too.[1] Students from other universities and colleges in California also participated.[1]
War Jack worked as a professor. She taught Native American History at many colleges.[3] She was a distinguished professor at Boise State University, War Jack taught Native American Law and Politics.[3] In 2014, she published the book Native Resistance: An Intergenerational Fight for Survival and Life, about the treatment Native Americans have received throughout the years and the story of herself as an activist. [4] For three years, she also served as the Executive Director for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.[3] Now she is President of Indigenous Visions Network.[3]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "LaNada War Jack (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ↑ Edmo-Suppah, L. (2015, Apr 09). War jack encourages youth. Sho - Ban News. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Lanada War Jack". Berkeley Graduate Division. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ↑ Stufflebean, Nathan. "Native Resistance: An Intergenerational Fight for Survival and Life". www.donning.com. Retrieved 2022-04-27.