Russell Means
Actor, Organization founder
1939 – 2012
Who was Russell Means?
Russell Charles Means was an American Oglala Lakota activist for the rights of Native American people and libertarian political activist. He became a prominent member of the American Indian Movement after joining the organization in 1968, and helped organize notable events that attracted national and international media coverage.
Means was active in international issues of indigenous peoples, including working with groups in Central and South America, and with the United Nations for recognition of their rights. He was active in politics at his native Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and at the state and national level.
Beginning an acting career in 1992, he appeared in numerous films, including The Last of the Mohicans and released his own music CD. He published his autobiography Where White Men Fear to Tread in 1995. Means died in 2012, less than a month before his 73rd birthday.
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- Born
- Nov 10, 1939
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation - Also known as
- Russell Charles Means
- Wanbli Ohitika
- Brave Eagle
- Parents
- Spouses
- Pearl Means
(1999/05/08 - 2012/10/22)
- Pearl Means
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Indigenous peoples of the Americas
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Arizona State University
- San Leandro High School
- Lived in
- South Dakota
- Died
- Oct 22, 2012
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on July 23, 2013
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