Nightly News   |  October 22, 2012

Indian activist Russell Means dies at 72

Russell Means, an American Indian activist who led the 1973 uprising at Wounded Knee, died Monday at his ranch in Porcupine, S.D. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>>> another prominent son of south dakota is being remembered tonight. russell means has died, one of the first american activists, to show the plight of tribes, helps with the battle of wounded knee . the first time many realized the struggles of native americans tamas the struggles they saw every day. he appeared in several hollywood films and died at his ranch in porcupine, south dakota , at the age of 92.