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    Russell Means

    Oglala Lakota activist for the rights of Native American people

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      • Russell Means was a Native American rights activist of Oglala Lakota Sioux descent. Means drew national attention to the mistreatment of Native peoples. His bold and theatrical protests made him one of the most famous American Indians of the 20th century. Means was the eldest of four brothers.
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  1. May 10, 2024 · Russell Means (born November 10, 1939, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, U.S.—died October 22, 2012, Porcupine, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation) was a Native American rights activist of Oglala Lakota Sioux descent. Means drew national attention to the mistreatment of Native peoples.

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  2. May 5, 2024 · Russell Means, who was born on the Ogalala Sioux reservation in South Dakota, became a leader of the American Indian Movement (AIM) in the late 1960s. In often dramatic ways, AIM protested the government and society's treatment of Native Americans.

  3. May 4, 2024 · SIOUX FALLS | Russell Means, a former American Indian Movement activist who helped lead the 1973 uprising at Wounded Knee, reveled in stirring up attention and appeared in several Hollywood...

  4. May 9, 2024 · see more. American Indian Movement (AIM) leaders Russell Means (l) and Dennis Banks dispute a statement that was made by a government spokesman on March 9th, in which the spokesman said that an agreement "in principle" had been reached with millions of Indians occupying Wounded Knee trading posts. Bettmann Bettmann.

  5. May 9, 2024 · The 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee made household names out of men like Carter Camp, Dennis Banks and Russell Means. However, women also played powerful roles in the occupation. They were honored at the 50th anniversary commemorations of the seminal event in American Indian Movement history.

  6. May 20, 2024 · Answer: Russell Means Means is also in "Last of the Mohicans". Russell Means was born on November 10, 1939, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. He was a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe. In addition to his activism, Russell Means pursued an acting career.

  7. May 15, 2024 · We shall Remain: America through Native Eyes by Sharon Grimberg. Call Number: E77 .W4 2009. ISBN: 9780793670260. Disc 3 Episode 5 Wounded Knee -- Introduction -- The takeover -- Day 2 -- Day 4 -- Day 6 -- The Independent Oglala Nation -- Standoff -- The end of the siege -- Aftermath. Where White Men Fear to Tread by Russell Means; Marvin J. Wolf.

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