Russell Means spoke yesterday at 4th of July celebration in Sturgis
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Our friend Russ Means spoke, signed books and did a presentation of Lakota culture and dance at the Ron Paul 4th of July Celebration weekend in Sturgis, South Dakota yesterday, July 3rd.
Russell Means ran for President on the Libertarian ticket a while back and lost the party nomination to Ron Paul by only a few votes.
Russell and his family danced and did a presentation on Lakotah culture on July 3rd at the gathering sponsored by the Libertarians and their Raging Grannies.
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July 3 Schedule
The Day starts at 10am for Speakers and Ends around 5pm
Start your day with a Granny Warrior All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast Bar.
Roger Weidner
Jack McLamb
Frank McEnulty
Ernest Hancock
Russell Means - Lakota Heritage Celebration. Available for book signing! Get your copy today!
Book signing hour. The Authors will be bringing some books to sell, but they will not have enough for everybody, we suggest to pre-buy and bring one!
6:00 Dinner provided by the Lakotah People. Home Cooked Buffalo Stew with Fried Bread! (And don't forget we have our other food vendors as well!)
Movies will also be showing on a big screen
Dusk Fireworks at Mt Rushmore
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From TouchArt.net and OneEarthBlog.blogspot.com
where we've seen Russ Means and his family dance
and been inspired by this great leader's love of
his family, culture and Lakotah people.
Russell Means ran for President on the Libertarian ticket a while back and lost the party nomination to Ron Paul by only a few votes.
Russell and his family danced and did a presentation on Lakotah culture on July 3rd at the gathering sponsored by the Libertarians and their Raging Grannies.
_________________________
July 3 Schedule
The Day starts at 10am for Speakers and Ends around 5pm
Start your day with a Granny Warrior All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast Bar.
Roger Weidner
Jack McLamb
Frank McEnulty
Ernest Hancock
Russell Means - Lakota Heritage Celebration. Available for book signing! Get your copy today!
Book signing hour. The Authors will be bringing some books to sell, but they will not have enough for everybody, we suggest to pre-buy and bring one!
6:00 Dinner provided by the Lakotah People. Home Cooked Buffalo Stew with Fried Bread! (And don't forget we have our other food vendors as well!)
Movies will also be showing on a big screen
Dusk Fireworks at Mt Rushmore
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From TouchArt.net and OneEarthBlog.blogspot.com
where we've seen Russ Means and his family dance
and been inspired by this great leader's love of
his family, culture and Lakotah people.
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What the Republic of Lakotah have done this year breaking off from the U.S. is one of the most revolutionary, historic events that happened this year...
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Word, DreSandoval.
Learn more about the Republic of Lakotah's historic withdrawal from treaties with the U.S. at the link here.
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MAKE WAY FOR RUSSELL MEANS-HE MEANS BUSINESS!
If you think you’re having a bad day or life didn’t turn out quite like you’d hoped, take a drive through the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation appropriately abutting Badlands Nat’l Park & just south of our country’s iconic Mount Rushmore, nestled in the majestic Black Hills of South Dakota. But don’t expect to find that same proud head-held-high sense of patriotism here. And rightly so, amidst a bleak landscape, nondescript buildings where life is rough, basic services scarce & a seemingly forgotten group of people are lucky to celebrate their 50th birthday. I doubt the U.S. gov’t could have found a more suitable wasteland to isolate an amalgamation of defeated First Nation tribes as they laid claim to all of the surrounding lands & their potential riches.
The Lakotahs got a bad rap in the 1970’s, ironically, at Wounded Knee where the U.S. Cavalry slaughtered hundreds of their ancestors in 1890. After a short standoff to bring national attention to their plight, this unfortunately led to several deaths & injuries of law enforcement officers as well as several Lakotahs over the next several years. Nothing much has changed except for some more bullet holes in the sign designating the Wounded Knee battlefield area-eerie reminders of the continuing injustices haunting these people. It’s about time these people got more than just a casino to placate them while only a few actually enjoy the windfall of vast wealth originally intended for all tribe members.
Let’s hope Russell Means has reawakened the sleeping giant of Crazy Horse & that his word will be heard even louder & efforts more successful than in the past. It’s time to close this horrendous circle of injustice that perpetuates the suffering our history thankfully can’t seem to sweep under the rug. Today is a good day for a Revolution! -
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In this interview with Russell Means, Russ tells us what people can do to help the Republic of Lakotah.
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