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Article: Russell Means.(American Indian Movement activist)(Interview)
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- The Progressive
- Article date:
- September 1, 2001
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THE PROGRESSIVE INTERVIEW
As I enter the reservation, a wooden sign reads, "Land of the Oglala Sioux and Chiefs Red Cloud, Black Elk, and Crazy Horse." The hand-painted lettering is all the more striking in comparison to the official government signs along the road that are riddled with bullet holes--each one progressively worse as I reach the outskirts of Porcupine, South Dakota. I realize now why Russell Means, the American Indian Movement (AIM) activist, insisted I experience the reservation firsthand. I pull off the main road and drive a half-mile over a winding dirt road to his ranch house.
The house dates back to 1917 and was the private residence ...