PICS
VIDEOS
DISCUSSION
MOVIES
VIDEO GAMES
MUSIC
INTERNETS
TV
TECH
SCIENCE
JAPANWTF
SFW SEXY
Native American activist and Wounded Knee leader Russell Means dies at 72
In 1973, he led the 71 day standoff between AIM (American Indian Movement) and the federal government at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. He was a firebrand and an activist for the Oglala Sioux and the American Indian community at large. He was larger than life, but yesterday, Russell Means passed away at the age of 72.
“You people who want to continue to put AIM in this certain pocket of illegality, I can’t stand you people,” Means said, lashing out an at audience member question during an April gathering commemorating the uprising’s 40th anniversary. “I wish I was a little bit healthier and a little bit younger, because I wouldn’t just talk.”
Means told The Associated Press in 2011 that before AIM, there had been no advocate on a national or international scale for American Indians, and that Native Americans were ashamed of their heritage.
“No one except Hollywood stars and very rich Texans wore Indian jewelry,” Means said. “And there was a plethora of dozens if not hundreds of athletic teams that in essence were insulting us, from grade schools to college. That’s all changed.”
119 notes
-
lizjamesbitch reblogged this from ravenspyre
-
fuckyouwearethrough likes this
-
reyairia likes this
-
andallislove reblogged this from super1eklectic
-
misandrwitch likes this
-
har-megiddo reblogged this from super1eklectic
-
theoden--ednew reblogged this from super1eklectic
-
dsraven reblogged this from super1eklectic
-
dsraven likes this
-
nerdyassblackkid reblogged this from the-great-gabbity
-
savonaut reblogged this from ani-u
-
tumblemesoftly likes this
-
kuroenigma likes this
-
eliaollie likes this
-
egyptian-chrome likes this
-
oxycompton reblogged this from super1eklectic
-
oxycompton likes this
-
ani-u reblogged this from super1eklectic
-
blackbirdraven likes this
-
kosdetermination reblogged this from super1eklectic
-
holajocy reblogged this from super1eklectic
-
bassmonstertiff likes this
-
seiva-de-mel likes this
-
melanist reblogged this from super1eklectic
-
vikxo likes this
-
har-megiddo likes this
-
abeautifulfemale likes this
-
lk8n reblogged this from super1eklectic
-
lk8n likes this
-
justanotherscarymovie reblogged this from the-great-gabbity
-
the-great-gabbity reblogged this from super1eklectic
-
smilesbyheylin likes this
-
hartbraykejunkie likes this
-
angelarobs likes this
-
kaddy-kablamo reblogged this from super1eklectic
-
ashlomein reblogged this from super1eklectic
-
trappedinaprisonofseclusion reblogged this from super1eklectic
-
hautenfit likes this
-
lewis-andclark reblogged this from super1eklectic
-
libraslovesativa reblogged this from super1eklectic
-
moscowbear likes this
-
super1eklectic reblogged this from darkjez
-
wantedcosine reblogged this from darkjez
-
itsmejanielle likes this
-
northcoastrandom reblogged this from anotsosadsong
-
thartist72 reblogged this from kyssthis16
-
retrogradewaters reblogged this from kyssthis16
-
livinginthelostage likes this
-
breathingwhileblack reblogged this from kyssthis16
-
notalexus likes this
- Show more notes
