Frank Lamere Remembers 1999 Whiteclay Protest While Honoring Russell Means

Frank Lamere
March 01, 2013
On February 27, Frank Lamere gave the following speech during an honoring celebration of Russell Means coinciding with the 40 th anniversary of the start of the 1973 occupation of ...

"Second Honoring: The Life of Russell Means" Celebration on 40th Anniversary of Wounded Knee Occupation

ICTMN Staff
February 26, 2013
On Wednesday, February 27, the family of Russell Means will hold a celebration on Pine Ridge to honor the life of Oglala activitst Russell Means...

Idle No More Brings Native Voices, Tribal Education to the Forefront

Dr. Cheryl Crazy Bull
February 03, 2013
Like many Natives and our allies across our Grandmother Earth, Unci Maka, I have joined the Idle No More movement, attending round dance gatherings, praying for Chief Theresa Spenc...

Palestinians Endorse Idle No More

Gale Courey Toensing
December 29, 2012
American Indians and Palestinians have supported each other’s struggle since at least the 1970s when the American Indian Movement hosted a delegation of leaders from the Palestinia...

Indian Activist/Elder Clyde Bellecourt Arrested After Idle No More Protest

Gale Courey Toensing
December 28, 2012
Clyde Bellecourt, a founder of the American Indian Movement, was arrested and detained for several hours on Christmas Eve after attending an Idle No More solidarity protest at a ma...
Dan Jones

Disney: Fantasy American History

At Walt Disney World you can have the world at your convenience, cultures of the world with many native cultures from abroad. At Epcot Center you can have the American experience of history with one exception: contemporary American Indians....

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November 26, 2012

A Recent TV Slur Revives Debate About Sacheen Littlefeather and Her Role in Marlon Brando's Oscar Refusal

Dina Gilio-Whitaker
November 24, 2012
History was made in 1973 when Marlon Brando declined to accept the best actor Oscar for his role in The Godfather to protest the treatment of American Indians...
Steven Newcomb

Russell Means: In Memoriam

On October 22, 2012, at 4:44 a.m., Oglala Lakota leader Russell Means began his journey to the spirit world....

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November 15, 2012
Laura Waterman Wittstock

Russell Means: More Than Meets the Eye

It would be a shame for Russell Means (1939-2012) to be remembered only as a maker of trouble, an unreasonable negotiator, and someone who pushed the limits of human behavior to the breaking point. I met him when I was an American Indian press reporter in Washington, D.C....

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October 31, 2012

Russell Means Begins His Final Journey as Family and Supporters Gather for First of Four Memorials

David P. Ball
October 24, 2012
The procession approaches Kyle, South Dakota as family, friends and supporters make their way to an honoring service for Russell Means on Wednesday, October 24, 2012...

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