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Jake Swamp |
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| Biography | |
| Chief Jake Swamp (Wolf Clan of the Mohawk Nation, Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy) is a respected spiritual leader who has participated in crucial Native American struggles including the 1970 takeover of the Bureau of Indian Affairs office in Washington DC, settlement talks after the Wounded Knee occupation and the 1978 Longest Walk. He has represented Indian peoples in international forums including the United Nations. In addition to sitting on the grand council of the Iroquois Confederacy, Swamp served as Director of the Akwesasne Freedom School. For the past two decades, he has traveled extensively, planting trees for peace and spreading a powerful message of peace and environmental education. | |
| Publications | |
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GIVING THANKS
, A Native American
Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp |
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| bio and publication information taken from http://www.speakoutnow.org/People/JakeSwamp.html | |
