Russell Means
Russell Means
Russell Charles Meanswas an American actor, Oglala Lakota activist for the rights of Native American people and libertarian political activist. He became a prominent member of the American Indian Movementafter joining the organization in 1968, and helped organize notable events that attracted national and international media coverage...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth10 November 1939
CountryUnited States of America
Russell Means quotes about
american-indian mexican-american politically-correct
The one thing I've always maintained is that I'm an American Indian. I'm not politically correct.
happened ifs
If you learn from an experience, that's good - so nothing bad happened to you.
artist lasts
I never knew I was an artist until I did 'Last of the Mohicans'.
pie hunger wonder
They don't understand that a slice of the pie isn't the whole pie - but they wonder why they are always hungry
freedom integrity issues
You can't talk about the environment, you can't talk about political correctness, affirmative action and all the other innumerable things that freedom is about, unless you have a free society based upon the integrity of the individual. If you have a responsible society, these other issues will not come up in a responsible society, and that is what freedom is all about.
spiritual order giving
Being is a spiritual proposition. Gaining is a material act. Traditionally, American Indians have always attempted to be the best people they could. Part of that spiritual process was and is to give away wealth, to discard wealth in order not to gain.
hero athlete people
Young people and Indian people need to know that we existed in the 20th Century. We need to know who our heroes are and to know what we have done and accomplished in this century other than what Olympic athletes Jim Thorpe and Billy Mills have done.
want civilized liberated
I do not want to be civilized. I want to be liberated.
honesty people feelings
I had often wondered how to best decolonize my people... It must be done one human being at a time. Without that kind of help, Western society does not allow people to come to terms with their feelings. With honesty and therapy, my people can be made whole again.
europe united-states movement
What the American Indian Movement says is that the American Indians are the Palestinians of the United States, and the Palestinians are the American Indians of Europe.
cute braids crabs
When a woman grabs my braids and says "How cute!" I crab her breast and say "How cute!" She never touches me again!
may path mystery
May the Great Mystery continue to guide and protect the paths of you and your loved ones.
country fake united-states
The United States is a fake country
freedom mean land
Being an Indian means living with the land. And the only way we'll be able to do that is to gain our freedom.