Russell Charles Means was an Oglala Lakota activist for the rights of Native Americans, libertarian political activist, actor, musician and writer. He became a prominent member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) after joining the organization in 1968 and helped organize notable events that attracted national and international media coverage.
Means at the Illinois Libertarian Party convention in Chicago, Illinois, at the time he was running for the Libertarian Party nomination for president in 1988
Russell Means speaks against the War on Terror at a DC Anti-War Network's anti-war protest on November 11, 2001.
The Oglala are one of the seven subtribes of the Lakota people who, along with the Dakota, make up the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ. A majority of the Oglala live on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, the eighth-largest Native American reservation in the United States.
Sarah Eagle Heart (Oglala Lakota), Emmy-award winning producer, author, and activist
The Wake Singers, band of Oglala Lakota musicians
American Horse "The Younger"
Ola Mildred Rexroat, the only Native American pilot in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)