"Russell Means was born an Oglala/Lakota Sioux Indian. He was the first national director of the American Indian Movement (AIM) in which role he became prominent during 1972 standoff with the US government at Wounded Knee. In 1987, he joined the US Libertarian party and announced his candidacy for the party's presidential nomination. (He lost the nomination to Congressman Ron Paul.)
Since 1992, Means has appeared in "The Last of the Mohicans, " "Natural Born Killers" and other movies. In a televised speech to the 2000 Libertarian Party National Convention, Means said that he prefers the label "Indian" to the more politically correct "Native American." "Everyone who is born in America is a native American, " he said."
This is from his "bio" on a page about "last of the Mohicans".
Indians call themselves Indians.
The folks who decided they should be called "Native Americans" are whites and blacks in universities in states that have no Indians left.
Hey, I agree with Russell Means about something!
"Means said that he prefers the label "Indian" to the more politically correct "Native American." "Everyone who is born in America is a native American, " he said."