Contrary Warrior is an intimate first-person account of the life and work of Red Lake Reservation Minnesota-born American Indian activist, artist, ceremonial leader, author – and enemy of the state – Adam Fortunate Eagle. Although best known for orchestrating the American Indian take-over of Alcatraz Island in 1969 that led to significant social reforms for all Native Americans, Fortunate Eagle is an accomplished sculptor, author and ceremonial pipe maker. Often with wit and humor he recalls his life from childhood, his ten years in an Indian Boarding school, becoming an urban Indian, to his present life on the reservation where he becomes a celebrated artist and author. Director: John Ferry 2010 USA 82min. NR digital HD