Russell Means, Who Clashed With Law as He Fought for Indians, Is Dead at 72

FARMINGTON — Fierce American Indian activist Russell Means died Monday after a more than year-long fight with cancer, his least public battle since stepping into the limelight in the early 1970s. Means, 72, died at his ranch in Porcupine, S.D., on theBy Associated Press, AP. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Russell Means, a former American Indian Movement activist who helped lead the 1973 uprising at Wounded Knee, reveled in stirring up attention and appeared in several Hollywood films, has died. He was 72.Activist and actor Russell Means died of cancer Monday at his home in Porcupine, South Dakota on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He was 72. A prominent.Native American activist, libertarian and occasional actor Russell Means has passed away of esophageal cancer. He was 72. The South Dakota born Means first came to prominence as a spokesperson for the radicalVarious active Native American tribes mourn today as a great friend and activist has now departed. Russel Means, an Oglala Sioux activist, and active member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) has died today (Monday,
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