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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 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.

  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.

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

    May 29, 2018 · Russell Means (born 1939) led the American Indian Movement (AIM) in a 1973 armed seizure of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, site of the previous massacre of Sioux by Seventh U.S. Cavalry troops on December 29, 1890.

  5. 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.

  6. Oct 23, 2012 · 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...

  7. Oct 22, 2012 · Russell C. Means, the charismatic Oglala Sioux who helped revive the warrior image of the American Indian in the 1970s with guerrilla-tactic protests that called attention to the nation’s...

  8. A dedicated yet controversial activist for American Indian rights, Russell Means (1939–2012) brought national and international attention to the injustices his people faced. Russell Means...

  9. Oct 22, 2012 · Russell Means, who was best known for his movie roles and his unrelenting and oftentimes controversial protests in favor of Native Americans, died this morning at his ranch in Porcupine, S.D.

  10. 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.

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