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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.
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.
I find freedom to be the most important issue facing any human being today, because without freedom, then life is pointless. The more dependent you become on centralized power, the more easily you are lead around. Russell Means. Freedom, Issues, Important.
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.
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 federal agents at...
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...
Oct 22, 2012 · 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 films, has...
Oct 30, 2017 · In what became a 71-day siege that involved gun battles with federal officers and the deaths of two FBI agents, Means, his fellow AIM leader Dennis Banks (who passed away from cancer on Oct. 29, 2017) and others demanded government recognition of historic treaties and protested corrupt tribal governance.
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.
Apr 2, 2013 · This clip features Russell and his wife Pearl Means, both indigenous rights activists, discussing the power of gender roles in native culture. ...more. Before his passing, the legendary Russell...
