Rolling Thunder

Born: 2016-09-10

John Pope (1916–1997), more widely known as Rolling Thunder, was an American New Age spiritualist and medicine man who claimed to have Cherokee and Hopi ancestry. He gained popularity during the 1960s and '70s due to his association with artists like musician Bob Dylan and Santee Dakota poet and actor John Trudell. He has been accused of being a "pretendian" and a plastic medicine man, with little or no genuine connection to the culture or religion he claimed to represent or study.


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Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

as The Medicine Man
Released: 2019-06-11

Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of...

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Inner Healing: Journey with Native Trees of Knowledge

as Self (archive audio)
Released: 2014-11-09

This documentary is the story of Adrian Esposito's journey to find healing for his anger and...

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