Russell Charles Means (Lakota: Waŋblí Ohítika; November 10, 1939 – October 22, 2012) was an Oglala Lakota activist for the rights of Native Americans, libertarian political activist, actor, musician and writer.

Nov 6, 2025 · Russell Means (born November 10, 1939, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, U.S.—died October 22, 2012, Porcupine, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation) was a Native American …

Nov 8, 2024 · Determined, unrelenting, proud, confrontational, and quite controversial, Means (1938 – 2012) was a civil rights activist, writer, and a leader of the American Indian Movement (AIM).

Russell Means was a prominent Native American activist, actor, and political leader known for his role in advocating for the rights of Indigenous peoples in the United States.

Russell Means was a prominent Civil Rights activist, American Indian Movement (AIM) leader, actor, and political figure. Born on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota in 1939, Means lived …

Oct 23, 2012 · Russell Means was an early leader of the American Indian Movement (AIM) and led its armed occupation of the South Dakota town of Wounded Knee, a 71-day siege that included several …

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 …

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. …

Learn more about the controversial American Indian Rights activist Russell Means and his portrait in the National Portrait Gallery’s collection.

Russell Means, an Oglala Lakota Sioux, was born in 1939 on Pine Ridge Reservation. In 1942, he moved with his family to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he became involved in crime and …