Tribal spokeswoman says former American Indian Movement activist Russell Means dies at 72
Source: White Wolf Pack
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.
Means died early Monday at his ranch in in Porcupine, S.D., Oglala Sioux Tribe spokeswoman Donna Solomon said.
Means, a Wanblee native who grew up in the San Francisco area, announced in August 2011 that he had developed inoperable throat cancer. He told The Associated Press he was forgoing mainstream medical treatments in favor of traditional American Indian remedies and alternative treatments away from his home on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
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May he rest in peace. He did a lot for the Native Americans.
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We have certainly lost a lot with the passing of McGovern and Means 
22 October 2012
Last of the Mohicans actor Russell Means dies
Means began his acting career later in life
Russell Means, who played a leading role in The Last of the Mohicans, has died at the age of 72.
Means played Chingachgook, the father of Daniel Day Lewis's character Hawkeye, in the 1992 film.
Means was also a former American Indian Movement (AIM) activist, who helped lead a 1973 uprising at Wounded Knee.
The actor and activist died on Monday at his ranch in Porcupine, South Dakota, a spokeswoman for the Oglala Sioux Tribe said.
Donna Salomon, the tribal spokeswoman, called Means' death a "great loss" for the tribe.
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What a wonderful legacy and a fantastic person for all Americans, but especially for the youth of Native America ...
Great Chief Means you will be missed but certainly not forgotten ....
I won't say RIP because there's too much to see and do in your new world Chief.
K&R
Be kind to your sisters and brothers; someday they will die.
