Rolling Thunder (person) facts for kids
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Rolling Thunder
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| Born | September 10, 1916 Stamps, Arkansas, US
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| Died | January 23, 1997 (aged 80) Elko, Nevada, US
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| Nationality | American |
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Spotted Fawn
(died 1984)Carmen Sun Rising
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Rolling Thunder aka John Pope, 1916–1997) was a Native American medicine man. He was raised in Oklahoma and later moved to Nevada.
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Death
Rolling Thunder died in 1997 from complications associated with diabetes. He also suffered from emphysema in the later years of his life.
Legacy
In 1975 he and his wife Spotted Fawn founded a non-profit community on 262 acres (1.06 km2) of land in north-eastern Nevada (just east of the town of Carlin) that they named Meta Tantay. It operated until 1985; visitors over the years included Mickey Hart, a drummer with the Grateful Dead.
Discography
- Rolling Thunder – Mickey Hart (1972)
- Rolling Thunder Speaks: the Owyhee Confrontation (Audio Book)
- From Alcatraz to Chicago - with John Trudell and Michael Chosa (Audio Book)
Filmography
- The Trial of Billy Jack (1971)
- Rolling Thunder: Healer of Meta Tantay – UFO TV – DVD Release Date: February 22, 2005
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