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

Native American activist Russell Means died early Monday from throat cancer, an Oglala Lakota Sioux nation representative said. Means led a 71-day uprising on the sacred grounds of Wounded Knee in South Dakota inActivist 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 Russell Means died early Monday from throat cancer, an Oglala Lakota Sioux nation representative said.

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