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    Russell Means

    Oglala Lakota activist for the rights of Native American people

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  1. Russell Charles Means (November 10, 1939 – October 22, 2012) was an Oglala Lakota activist for the rights of American Indians and all oppressed First Nation Americans, libertarian political activist, actor, musician and writer.

  2. 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.

  3. Russell Means. Actor: Natural Born Killers. Russell Means was born an Oglala/Lakota Sioux Indian. He was the first national director of the American Indian Movement (AIM) in which role he became prominent during the 1973 standoff with the U.S. government at Wounded Knee. In 1987, he joined the U.S. Libertarian Party and announced his candidacy ...

  4. www.encyclopedia.com › historians-miscellaneous-biographies › russell-meansRussell Means | Encyclopedia.com

    May 29, 2018 · Russell C. Means has been an outspoken Indian rights activist for more than two decades. The organizer of numerous protests against the U.S. government's treatment of Native Americans and a major figure in the American Indian Movement (AIM), Means is perhaps best known for leading a 71-day siege at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, which drew ...

  5. Oct 23, 2012 · Playlist. Russell Means was once called the "biggest, baddest, meanest, angriest, most famous American Indian activist of the late 20th century." He led a 71-day armed standoff against federal...

  6. Born in 1939 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, Russell Means moved with his family to Vallejo, California, in 1942. Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Russell Meanss...

  7. MEANS, RUSSELL (Nov 10, 1938 - Oct 22, 2012) was an Oglala Sioux activist, writer, and actor, who founded the CLEVELAND AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER and was a central figure in the American Indian Movement. Means spent his early childhood near the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota and was one of five children.

  8. Born: November 10, 1939. Died: October 22, 2012. Birthplace: Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Russell Means, an Oglala Lakota, served as the first national director of the American Indian Movement (AIM) and became one of the organization's best-known spokespeople.

  9. Russell Charles Means (November 10, 1939 – October 22, 2012) was an Oglala Lakota activist for the rights of Native Americans, libertarian political activist, actor, musician and writer.

  10. Oct 22, 2012 · Facebook. Flipboard. Email. Russell Means was best known for his Hollywood roles and for leading the 1973 armed occupation of the town of Wounded Knee, S.D. One of his last acts, was the...

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