John Trudell has been played on NTS shows including Realistik Radio w/ Cindy Lee, with But This Isn't El Salvador first played on 16 April 2021.

John Trudell (born February 15, 1946 - died December 8, 2015) is an American author, poet, actor, musician, and former political activist. He was the spokesperson for the United Indians of All Tribes' takeover of Alcatraz beginning in 1969, broadcasting as Radio Free Alcatraz. During most of the 1970s, he served as the chairman of the American Indian Movement, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

After his pregnant wife, three children and mother-in-law were killed in 1979 in a fire at the…