Means, Russell, 1939-2012

  • The road to Wounded Knee

    From February 27, 1973 to May 8, 1973, American Indian Movement (AIM) leaders, organizers, and supporters joined forces with Oglala Sioux and seized control of Wounded Knee, on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The occupation, led mainly by Russell Means and Carter Camp, was executed to protest the corrupt governance of Dick Wilson over…

  • The Heritage of the Lakota / produced by John Walsh.

    Documentary on the Lakota’s history from their origin with Buffalo-calf woman to 1973. Includes interview with Russell Means.|THE HERITAGE OF THE LAKOTA / produced by John Abalone Walsh. – Examines the history of the Lakota people from the legend of the buffalo-calf woman to the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee. Included are oral histories of…

  • Crossroads / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna.

    Ongoing weekly radio newsmagazine focusing upon minority issues and broader issues from a minority perspective. Produced by independent producers and includes commentaries and reviews by established critics, artists and writers.|CROSSROADS / produced by Elizabeth Perez-Luna. – Ongoing weekly radio newsmagazine focusing upon minority issues and broader issues from a minority perspective. Produced by independent producers…

  • Native America : Russell Means / produced by David Barsamian.

    Russell Means, a Native American rights activist and one of the founders of AIM (The American Indian Movement), offers a powerful look at the state of the Amerindian nations. He traces the history of Indian-white relations, the plight of Indians in the Americas, and, more specifically, the current condition of United States Native Americans.|NATIVE AMERICA…

  • Russell Means / interviewed by David Barsamian.

    Russell Means, a Native American activist, discusses the Sandinistas, the European worldview, Zionism, Hollywood, Hitler, Louis Ferrakhan, and the situation of Native Americans in the United States today.|RUSSELL MEANS / interviewed by David Barsamian. – Russell Means, a native American activist, discusses the Sandinistas, the European worldview, Zionism, Hollywood, Hitler, Louis Farrakhan, and the situation…

  • The Wounded Knee liberation / produced by Tim McGovern.

    Dennis Banks, Russell Means, Clyde Bellecourt, and A.I.M. attorneys discuss the Wounded Knee occupation. Includes music.

  • Wounded Knee : federal indictments for the innocent.

    William Kunstler, Dennis Banks, Russell Means, Paul Boe and Mark Lane speak about their observations of the Wounded Knee occupation, the federal counteractions, and the upcoming trial. Examination of the court case between the Independent Oglala Sioux Nation and the United States. The program is produced from statements by attorneys William Kunstler and Mark Lane,…

  • Native American spiritual values / Russell Means.

    Wounded Knee defendant speaks about the American Indian Movement as a spiritual movement and the Indian’s view of earth as mother.|NATIVE AMERICAN SPIRITUAL VALUES / Russell Means. – Speech by Russell Means, a defendant in the Native American occupation of Wounded Knee in 1973. He talks about the American Indian Movement (AIM) as a spiritual…

  • The road to Wounded Knee II: chronology of events at Wounded Knee (Part 2 of 5)

    Report on the Indian occupation of Wounded Knee from February 27, 1973 through March 29, 1973, the day this program was created and broadcast. Contains a chronology of events through the first four weeks of the occupation at Wounded Knee, explores the Indians’ demands, the status of negotiations during the first month of occupation, the…

  • Moods and moments at the International Treaty Conference / produced by Sheila Lyons.

    Summary of the second AIM conference to organize a united fight for treaty recognition. Speakers included Russell Means, Leonard Crow Dog, and Larry Leventhal.|MOODS AND MOMENTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY CONFERENCE / produced by Sheila Lyons. – A summary of the second AIM conference to organize a united fight for treaty recognition. Speakers included are…