Means never graduating from college, becoming disenchanted with his experiences in school. A talented student, Means enrolled in Oakland City College with hopes of becoming a history teacher. Moving back to the Bay Area, Means spent his teenage years at the predominantly white San Leandro High School. Due to troubles with work, the family moved briefly back to South Dakota, where Means first experienced racial tensions at his school in Huron. His parents, who grew up feeling trapped by reservations, wanted something different for their family, and moved to Carquinez Heights in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1942. It was here that Means, hearing endless stories from his grandparents, developed a love for his history, family, and traditions. Means spent his summers in Greenwood, South Dakota with his grandparents, where he cherished walks across the prairie with his grandfather. Means spent his early childhood near the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota and was one of five children. MEANS, RUSSELL (Oct 22, 2012) was an Oglala Sioux activist, writer, and actor, who founded the CLEVELAND AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER and was a central figure in the American Indian Movement.
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