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Russell Means funeral: Family sing on horseback in Native American 12-hour traditional memorial
Collette Brown and Doug Yankton, citizens of the Spirit Lake Natio, fought for Native voting rights in the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians vs. Michael Howe case. Photo Courtesy of the Native American Rights Fund
As family members rode horseback down the Big Foot Trail in the Pine Ridge Reservation, they sang in honor of Russell Means who passed away on Monday.
Russell Means died at his home in South Dakota after spending decades fighting for American Indian rights, starting with protests against college and professional sports teams’ use of Indian images as mascots.
He later become the leader of the American Indian Movement (AIM) and a Libertarian Party candidate for U.S. president.