“We are not vanishing. We are not going away.”

— Russell Means

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About Russell Means

Activist • American

Russell Means was a prominent Oglala Lakota activist, actor, and author who became a leading figure in the American Indian Movement (AIM). He was instrumental in major AIM events, including the 1972 takeover of the...

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