In the film, The Quest for a Homeland, it focuses on two figures who each wanted to reclaim the Southwest in their way. Rodolfo Gonzales, better known as “Corky,” from Denver, Colorado was successful in rallying the youth of the Chicano Movement. His poem, I am Juaquin, inspired a national community of Latinos. His encouragement to gather and fight for change in communities inspired the youth. The youth responded by fighting for issues they cared about, specifically pushing for education reform. He organized the Chicano Youth Conference and in 1966 founded the Crusade for Justice. Corky drew upon Chicanos’ indigenous past with a cry for Aztlán. Reies Lopez Tijerina worked often with Corky Gonzales, but he was more focused on his personal agenda.
