Russell Means (born November 10, 1939) is one of contemporary America's best-known and prolific activists for the rights of American Indians. He argues that, "Indian people are dying of sympathy. What we want is respect." Means has also pursued careers in politics, acting, and music. November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President • Vice President Federal Republic George... An Atsina named Assiniboin Boy Photo by Edward S. Curtis. ... Politics, sometimes defined as the art and science of government[1], is a process by which collective decisions are made within groups. ... Acting is the work of an actor, a person in theatre, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. ... Music is a form of expression in the medium of time using the structures of tones and silence. ...

Russell Means, an Oglala Sioux, was born on the Pine Ridge Reservation; both of his parents had been educated at Indian boarding schools. In 1942, Means' family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, where, as a young man, he became a petty criminal and alcoholic. In 1968, his life turned around when he joined the American Indian Movement and quickly became one its most prominent leaders. He was appointed the group's first national director in 1970. Later that year, Means was one of the leaders of AIM's takeover of Mount Rushmore. In 1972, he participated in AIM's takeover of the Bureau of Indian Affairs office in Washington, DC, and in 1973 he led AIM's occupation of Wounded Knee, which became the group's most celebrated action. Alternative meaning: Lakota, Côte dIvoire is a département of Côte dIvoire. ... Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is a Lakota-Sioux Native American reservation located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. ... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... This article is about the year. ... USGS Satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Alcoholism is a powerful craving for alcohol which often results in the compulsive consumption of alcohol otherwise known as an addiction. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The American Indian Movement (AIM), is a Native American activist organization in the United States that burst on the international scene with its seizure of the Bureau of Indian Affairs headquarters in Washington, D.C., in 1972 and the 1973 standoff at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... For the 1960s rock band, see Mount Rushmore (band). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) responsibility is the administration and management of 55. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Wounded Knee is a census-designated place located in Shannon County, South Dakota. ...

In 1974, Means first ran for the presidency of his native Oglala Sioux tribe against the incumbent Dick Wilson (Sioux). Although the official vote count showed Wilson winning by two hundred votes, Means charged that this was due to pervasive vote fraud and intimidation by Wilson's agents. An investigation by a federal court agreed with Means and ordered a new election. However, Wilson's government refused to carry this out, and the court declined to enforce the ruling. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Alternative meaning: Lakota, Côte dIvoire is a département of Côte dIvoire. ...

Between 1974 and 1976, as AIM disintegrated from internal conflicts and the efforts of COINTELPRO, Means stood trial twelve times for a variety of charges. The most serious of these was a 1975 trial for the murder of Martin Montileaux, for which Means was acquitted. In 1979 he served one year of a four-year sentence on charges stemming from a riot at a courthouse in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Means was paroled in 1980 and fully pardoned in 2002. His troubles with the law have continued, however; on August 23, 2005, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that under the Indian Civil Rights Act, the Navajo Nation has criminal jurisdiction over Means for an assault he allegedly committed on Navajo land, even though he is not a member. [1] 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... COINTELPRO (Counter Intelligence Program) is a program of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation aimed at investigating and disrupting dissident political organizations within the United States. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Sioux Falls (pronounced soo falls) is the largest city in the state of South Dakota. ... Parole can have different meanings depending on the context. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This is the song that never ends yes it gos on and on my friends some people started singing it not knowing what it was they just started singing it forever just becauseThis is the song that never ends yes it gos on and on my friends some... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States district courts: District of Alaska District of Arizona Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California District of Guam District of Hawaii District of Idaho District of Montana... Navajo hunters outside Sam Days Trading Post in 1887 The Navajo Nation (Navajo: Naabeehó Dineé) is a sovereign Native American Tribe of Indians, traditionally known as, Diné. The Navajo Indian Reservation covers about 27,000 square miles (70,000 square kilometres) of land, occupying all of northeastern Arizona, and...

In 1988, a group describing itself as the Ministry for Information of the American Indian Movement released a statement claiming that Means had publicly resigned from AIM on no less than six occasions, first in 1974 [2]. However, as of 2004, Means' website states that he was a board member of the Colorado AIM chapter. Means has also been closely associated with the controversial activist Ward Churchill. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Photo of Ward Churchill from University of Colorado faculty web page Ward LeRoy Churchill (born October 2, 1947) is an American writer, political activist, and academic. ...

Since the late 1970s, Means has often supported libertarian political causes, putting him at odds with several of the other leaders of AIM. In 1984, Means campaigned for the Republican nomination for vice president on a ticket with pornographer Larry Flynt; they lost to the incumbents, Ronald Reagan and George Bush. In 1986 Means travelled to Nicaragua to express his support for Miskito Indians who were allied with the US-funded contra guerillas against the Nicaraguan government. In 1987, Means sought the nomination of the Libertarian Party for president and attracted considerable support within the party, but eventually lost the nomination to former Congressman Ron Paul. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1971 to 1980, inclusive. ... See also Libertarianism and Libertarian Party Libertarian,is a term for person who has made a conscious and principled commitment, evidenced by a statement or Pledge, to forswear violating others rights and usually living in voluntary communities: thus in law no longer subject to government supervision. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government. ... Pornographic movies Pornography (from Greek πορνη prostitute and γραφία written material) (also informally referred to as porn or porno) is the representation of the human body or sexual activity with the goal of sexual arousal. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... George Herbert Walker Bush, Hon GCB (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States (1989–1993). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the insect, see mosquito The Miskito are a Native American people in Central America. ... The Contras (Spanish contrarrevolucionario, counter-revolutionary) were the armed opponents of Nicaraguas Sandinista National Liberation Front Government Junta of National Reconstruction following the July 1979 overthrow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle and the ending of the Somoza familys 43-year rule. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Libertarian Party is a United States political party created in 1971. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. This photograph shows a rare glimpse of the four vote tallying boards (the blackish squares across the top), which display each members name and vote as... Representative Ron Paul Ronald Ernest Ron Paul, MD (born August 20, 1935), a physician and Texas politician, is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from his states 14th Congressional District. ...

In 2001, Means began an independent candidacy for governor of New Mexico, but was kept off the ballot because of procedural problems. Instead, he again ran for president of the Oglala Sioux, this time narrowly losing to incumbent John Yellow Bird Steele. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... This is a list of Governors of the state of New Mexico (est. ...

Means has memorably argued against the use of the term "Native American" and in favor of "American Indian". He argues that this use of the word Indian derives not from a confusion with India but from an Italian expression meaning "in God".

Means began an acting career in 1992, appearing as the title character in Last of the Mohicans. He made subsequent appearances in Natural Born Killers and Into the West, as well as a voice actor in Pocahontas as the title character's father, Chief Powhatan. In 1997, Means published an autobiography, Where White Men Fear to Tread. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... DVD cover of 1992 release with Daniel Day Lewis The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 historical epic film set in 1757 during the French and Indian War. ... Natural Born Killers is a 1994 motion picture directed by Oliver Stone and starring Juliette Lewis and Woody Harrelson. ... Into the West is a 2005 miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks which began as a six-week event on June 10, 2005 on Turner Network Television (TNT). ... Pocahontas is the thirty-third animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. ... Chief Powhatan (detail of map published by John Smith (1612) Chief Powhatan (c. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An Autobiography is an account of a persons life written by that person For music albums named Autobiography, see Autobiography (album) An autobiography (from the Greek auton, self, bios, life and graphein, write) is a biography written by the subject or composed conjointly with a collaborative writer (styled as...

In 2004 Means made a memorable guest appearance on the HBO program Curb Your Enthusiasm. Means played Wandering Bear, a calm and resolute American Indian with skills in both landscaping and herbal medicine. Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American television sitcom starring Seinfeld writer & co-creator Larry David. ...

External links

• Russell Means, personal website
• A collection of critical statements about Means from a rival AIM group
• Russell Means at The Internet Movie Database