# LaNada War Jack

> LaNada War Jack, also known as LaNada Boyer and LaNada Means, is an American writer and activist. She was one of the first Native American students admitted to the University of California at Berkeley in 1968. She led the drive to create the Native American Student Organization and became its chair. As a leader of the Third World Strike at UC Berkeley in 1969, she was arrested but succeeded in obtaining approval for the first ethnic studies courses to be included in the university's curricula. A few months later, she became one of the organizers of the Occupation of Alcatraz in 1969. After the occupation, she completed her bachelor's degree at the University of California, Berkeley and went on to study law at Antioch School of Law in Washington, D.C. While in Washington, she participated in the takeover of the Bureau of Indian Affairs office in 1972.

*Bannock activist and educator*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Activist
- **Category:** Activists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1947
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

LaNada War Jack, also known as LaNada Boyer and LaNada Means, is an American writer and activist. She was one of the first Native American students admitted to the University of California at Berkeley in 1968. She led the drive to create the Native American Student Organization and became its chair. As a leader of the Third World Strike at UC Berkeley in 1969, she was arrested but succeeded in obtaining approval for the first ethnic studies courses to be included in the university's curricula. A few months later, she became one of the organizers of the Occupation of Alcatraz in 1969. After the occupation, she completed her bachelor's degree at the University of California, Berkeley and went on to study law at Antioch School of Law in Washington, D.C. While in Washington, she participated in the takeover of the Bureau of Indian Affairs office in 1972.

## Fame
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- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
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