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| Russell Means pegs out at 72 |
| 2012-10-22 |
| Russell Means heap big injun. Heap big injun never shunned attention. Whether leading Native Americans in railing against broken federal treaties, appearing in a Hollywood blockbuster or advocating a sovereign American Indian nation within U.S. borders, the activist who helped lead the 1973 uprising at Wounded Knee reveled in the spotlight. And good riddance... |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 John Kerry: You appear with the tedious inevitability of an unloved season. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2012-10-22 23:08 |
| #7 "This caused the supporters of the Sandinistas (notably Senator John Kerry) considerable irritation." Ah - so he did do something useful. ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara 2012-10-22 22:34 |
| #6 One interesting thing he did was go to Nicaragua and subsequently to report atrocities committed by the Sandinistas against the local Indians. This caused the supporters of the Sandinistas (notably Senator John Kerry) considerable irritation. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2012-10-22 20:50 |
| #5 I met him also a few times - he relayed to me that his biggest disappointment was his failure to gain widespread support from American Indians for his idea of a sovereign Republic of the Lakotah, aka Native American Republic, in the US. Coincidentally he also believed Indians tribes from Canada could join later after the republic was established first in the lower 48. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-10-22 19:59 |
| #4 TW - look at my comments on a friends posting on facebook. |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2012-10-22 19:58 |
| #3 Channeling Shipman, I can see a giant, Lei Yixin bronze teepee memorial with AK-47's protruding from slits sitting proudly at 1964 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC. Guest speak Liz Warren unveiling...... |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-10-22 16:18 |
| #2 Was interesting... How so, Water Modem? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2012-10-22 15:25 |
| #1 Talked to his brother in S.D. for 1/2 hour about 1980. Was interesting... |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2012-10-22 13:04 |