means, russell

"In the 1960s and 1970s, Dennis Banks and Russell Means helped lead the fight for Native civil rights. They organized protests and asked the US government to stop mistreating Native Americans. 'Dennis Banks and Russell Means: Native American Activists' explores these activists' lives and their legacies"--Provided by publisher.

The controversial leader and activist tells the story of his life in which, so far, he has done everything possible to dramatize the Indian desire for self-determination. He has stormed Mount Rushmore, seized Plymouth Rock, run for president in 1988 and led a seventy-one-day takeover of Wounded Knee in 1973.