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  RUSSELL MEANS - CURRENT EVENTS
Means is accused of threatening and battering Leon Grant, his former father-in-law and member of the Omaha Tribe, and allegedly battering Jeremiah Bitsui, a Navajo, on Dec. 28, 1997 in Chinle.
Means challenged the lower court's hearing and on April 14, 1998, the court upheld the charges.
Means said the Federal Bureau of Investigation knows the names of the kidnappers, the house she was taken to, the person who pulled the trigger and the man who ordered her execution.
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  Russell Means — Infoplease.com
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.
Means was one of the Indian activists who in 1969 occupied San Francisco's Alcatraz Island in a landmark AIM-led protest that lasted 19 months; in 1973, he helped lead the AIM takeover of Wounded Knee.
Bertrand Russell and the Ideal of Critical Receptiveness.
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  Russell Means - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Russell Means (born November 10, 1939) is one of contemporary America's best-known and prolific activists for the rights of American Indians.
Russell Means, an Oglala Sioux, was born on the Pine Ridge Reservation; both of his parents had been educated at Indian boarding schools.
Means began an acting career in 1992, appearing as the title character in Last of the Mohicans.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Russell_Means   (770 words)

  
 Russell Means: bio and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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 Russell Means Addresses Arapahoe Community College
I went to see Russell Means speak at the Waring Theater at the Arapahoe Community College in Littleton on April 7.
Russell started off with a bang discussing individual liberty and the U.S. Constitution, which he claimed was written to be similar to the constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy.
Russell is not in favor of the civil rights movement, even though he was in favor of the original fl freedom movement.
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 Russell Means   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Russell Means is the consummate warrior, a 20th-century descendant of such legendary tribal leaders as Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and Red Cloud.
Snubbed by federal bureaucrats, Means and AIM stormed the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) headquarters and confiscated hundreds of files documenting unauthorized land repossession from sovereign Indian nations.
Means has also been naive political cannon fodder for the CIA (consider his ill-starred jaunt to Nicaragua during the Reagan '80s, where he was led to the heart of a guerrilla war zone and mysteriously abandoned by his "escort" during a firefight) and the Moonies, who made him their poster boy to proselytize Native Americans.
bostonphoenix.com /alt1/archive/books/reviews/12-95/RUSSELL_MEANS.html   (715 words)

  
 Hendricks: Manhandled by Russell Means : ICT [2006/11/30]
I was manhandled by Russell Means on Pine Ridge.
After the Q and A, Means continued his critique (much of it unprintable) from about three inches off me. As his threats and insults reached a peak, he grabbed my shoulder with one meaty hand and knocked my glasses off with the other.
Means, of course, knows that the killing will stain AIM's legacy, and he is not eager to have his place in history demoted.
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 Boston.com / News / Nation / Russell Means sues after losing Sioux race
American Indian activist Russell Means has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to stop the Oglala Sioux Tribe from swearing in the woman who beat him for the tribal presidency.
Means contends Cecelia Fire Thunder should never have been a candidate because she doesn't live within the boundaries of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, as is required.
Means' suit seeks to block Fire Thunder's swearing-in on Dec. 11 and require the tribe's Court of Election Appeals to hear his complaint.
www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2004/12/02/russell_means_sues_after_losing_sioux_race?mode=PF   (274 words)

  
 Russell Means.(American Indian Movement activist)(Interview) - The Progressive - HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Means: When I got drunk with Korczak Ziolkowski [the sculptor who began the carving in 1947] at his home in 1972, he told me when referring to the sculpture, "In the words of ET.
Means: In this five-state area--southeastern Montana, eastern Wyoming, western Nebraska, and the western Dakotas--the wind blows the most consistently of anywhere in the continental United States.
Means: I would tell them what my uncle Noble Red Man said, "We Lakota people must never forget we were once a free people, and if we ever forget we were once free, we will cease to be Lakota." That's our charge as ancestors of unborn generations: to once again become free.
highbeam.com /doc/1G1:77811474/Russell+Means.(American+Indian+...   (2237 words)

  
 AIM: Russell Means
Means directed the defense from the high point at the Catholic Church while the Vietnam veterans among them took charge of the defenses establishing roadblocks and patrols in the surrounding hills.
Means expanded his international presence for the next two years as he attempted to assist eight American Indian reservations with development in the free market with investors from Europe, Africa and the United States.
Means focus now is on what will become a community of 20 to 40 families living a self-sufficient lifestyle and educating their young at the same time.
siouxme.com /lodge/means.html   (2039 words)

  
 Russell Means arrested for missing court date - PowWows.com Gathering
Activist/actor Russell Means says there is "no excuse" for failing to appear in federal court on some misdemeanor traffic charges.
Means says he missed the date because he is "just campaigning too hard" for the presidency of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
Means offered to pay a $510 bond with a check or credit card but the marshals would not accept it, he said.
www.powwows.com /gathering/showthread.php?t=23079   (260 words)

  
 Russell Means - Biography - AOL Music
A member of the Oglala/Lakota tribe of Native Americans, Means has appeared in such films as The Last of the Mohicans and Natural Born Killers, and provided the voice of Powhatan in the Disney film Pocahontas, as well as authoring an autobiography, Where White Men Fear to Tread.
Means' creative endeavors are a long way from his early experiences as an activist of Native American rights.
Means has been heavily criticized by members of the American Indian Movement, who claim that he increasingly embraced the American government.
music.aol.com /artist/russell-means/169227/biography   (577 words)

  
 Russell Means Trivia - Russell Means Facts - Russell Means Notes
Means has argued against the use of the term "Native American" and instead use "American Indian." He argues this in that Indian comes from an Italian expression meaning "In God." (edit)
Means first venture into politics came in 1974 when he ran for the Presidency of his native Oglala Sioux tribe against the incumbent Dick Wilson.
Means: The first duty of a true patriot is to question authority; the first responsibility of a patriot is to be a good neighbor.
www.tv.com /russell-means/person/15660/trivia.html   (610 words)

  
 Russell Means - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
Means' two albums, Electric Warrior, released in 1993, and, The Radical, released in 1996, combine Means' outspoken views of the Native American struggle and an eclectic blend of classical, country & western, rock & roll, hard rock, hip-hop, R&B, jazz, and blues that he calls "rap-ajo."
Means' creative endeavors are a long way from his early experiences as an activist of Native American rights.
Means has been heavily criticized by members of the American Indian Movement, who claim that he increasingly embraced the American government.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,537955,00.html   (667 words)

  
 Transcript: David Yeagley vs. Russell Means   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
MEANS: And the tomahawk chop is -- is now the new obscene gesture that rednecks and -- and racist people in the plains states, at least that I know of, are using now instead of giving...
Means is sincere, and I would never want to be found trying to break down a good work that someone is trying to do.
Means, and -- and he's not alone in this.
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 July 2000 Peice by Stephen Savage about his time with Russ Means : LA IMC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
I also see Russell Means as my brother and call him to repentance for what he has done to injure the People.  I have also suggested to him ways and means of doing this in an honorable fashion.
Russell Means goes to Nicaragua, raising money from us, his "last" supporters on the "left" (we aren't leftists), he says.
By early 1988, I was convinced that we (Russell and I) were no longer attached to either Yellow Thunder or original AIM, that original AIM is in public disgrace and that Russell needs to retire and write his autobiography and move on into "capitalizing" on his image, something he shows a lot of interest in.
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 Russell Means | American Indian Leader
Russell Means was born November 10, 1939 on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation near the Black Hills of South Dakota.
As an actor, Means has appeared in such films as "The Last of the Mohicans" (1992), "Natural Born Killers" (1994) and provided the voice of "Powhatan" in Disney's "Pocahontas" (1995).
Means is currently selling a series of limited edition prints of his original art to benefit the Total Immersion School, a 501(c)3 entity.
www.lucidcafe.com /library/95nov/means.html   (505 words)

  
 Russell Means for Governor
Means' reputation is grounded in his work as an Indian rights activist ­ and New Mexico's Indian population density is second only to Alaska's.
Means' activism of the 70's gave him access to the Hispanic Movement that has resulted in extensive networking with the Northern NM voting block.
Russell Means must secure 8,000 signatures of registered voters on nominating petitions for ballot placement.
www.russellmeans.com /governor/campaign.html   (473 words)

  
 AIM on Russell Means
Means is a member, is still sturggling for the return of the Sacred Black Hills (Paha Sapa) and we continue to work for the passage of a bill introduced by Senator Bill Bradley (Dem-N.J.) which calls for the return of large areas of the Black Hills to the Great Sioux Nation.
Means emerged a leader in the two-month standoff that ensued, and shootouts left two occupiers dead and a federal marshal paralyzed.
Russell Means, 46 years old, a leader of the American Indian Movement, said at a news conference in San Jose last week that he hoped to recruit 90 to 100 "warriors from North America" to join Miskito fighters to oppose the Sandinista Government.
www.aimovement.org /moipr/onrussellmeans.html   (5566 words)

  
 Blue Corn Comics -- Russell Means Speaks
This, according to Means, was to foster Indians' self-respect and desire for autonomy, which didn't exist before AIM took action in the '60s.
Means affirmed this and said mixing the races weakens their purity and strength.
Means also said he disagreed with the ACLU's defense of the First Amendment when it came to "hate speech," which he denounced.
www.bluecorncomics.com /russmean.htm   (1159 words)

  
 Russell Means has lived a life like few others in this century   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Born on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation in 1939, Russell Means is the eldest son of Hank Means, an Oglala Sioux, and Theodora (Feather) Means, a full-blooded Yankton Sioux.
Russell will adapt this total immersion concept to the Indian way of life and philosophy which is taught from a perspective that will nurture a new generation of proud children educated in the context of their own heritage.
Russell Means has devoted his life to eliminating racism of any kind, and in so doing he leaves a historical imprint as the most revolutionary Indian leader of the late twentieth century.
wayaka.altervista.org /biomeans.htm   (2266 words)

  
 Freedom for All Americans Means Freedom for American Indians, Russell Means Tells USD Audience (4/3/98)
Means, described by the Los Angeles Times as "the most famous American Indian since Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse," spoke Wednesday evening (April 1) in Old Main's Farber Hall as a part of Native American Week activities.
Means said America's freedom has been jeopardized by governance through fear, and in essence, debt.
Means also referred to the writings of Thomas Jefferson, who advocated a revolution every 20 years.
www.usd.edu /urelations/news/archives/1998/March/march28.html   (725 words)

  
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Russell Means response to the September 11 attack.
Russell Means response to Steve Hendricks: Oh no, not again
Russell Means visit to Canada's Frontier Centre for Public Policy
www.russellmeans.com   (327 words)

  
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Russell Means is a life long indigenous rights/constitutional rights activist, actor, artist and author.
Russell Means is without a doubt one of the most recognizable American Indians today.
In the summer of 1972, activist leaders, including Dennis Banks and Russell Means of AIM, held a meeting in Denver to plan a caravan to bring attention to Indian issues.
lycos.cs.cmu.edu /info/russell-means.html   (520 words)

  
 Some Indians: Dennis Banks, Russell Means, and AIM
From one faction, Vernon Bellecourt denounces Russell Means for embracing the Contras and other right-wing causes, and for, strangely enough, associating AIM with the PLO and Kaddafi.
Mean's autobiography is what I think of as "liberal 'boogah boogah!' lit," which capitalizes on the masochism of white intellectuals by posturing menacingly over the martini glass and uttering fierce slogans.
Means was often identified as the leader of AIM because he had the charisma and hunger for self-promotion that Banks, the quiet man doing the real work, was spared.
www.dancingbadger.com /dennisbanks.html   (2128 words)

  
 Savage sets stage re Russell Means
It should be further noted that we did not differentiate between Russell, Yellow Thunder Camp and the American Indian Movement which originated in 1968 in Minneapolis, MN until after the "retirement" that I coordinated in 1988.
I believe Russell Means is a "poor Indian." I believe him to be a self-confessed liar, a con artist, and a Nietzschean malcontent who has entered the consequent "softening of the brain" phase that deludes him into thinking because he and his "groupies" see Russell Means as superhuman, he is superhuman.
I also see Russell Means as my brother and call him to repentance for what he has done to injure the People.
www.dickshovel.com /sav2.html   (896 words)

  
 A Rebel's Justice / American Indian Movement leader Russell Means tells his own story of rage and healing
Means begins by inviting us to roam ``the grassy, gently rounded prairie hills and river knolls'' of his childhood near the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
Means' matrilineal heritage, he writes, imbued him with an understanding that humanity is on earth ``to live with nature rather than conquer nature.'' The problem with ``the Eurocentric male society that has long dominated America'' is that white men think they ``know things'' but don't feel things in their heart.
Means eventually represents himself in a dozen criminal trials and is acquitted each time, later spending a year in prison for obstructing justice at the Sioux Falls court house.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1995/11/05/RV40846.DTL   (1102 words)

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