BERICHT VAN DE FAMILIE MEANS NA
HET OVERLIJDEN VAN RUSSELL MEANS
Oktober 22 oktober 2012
Gegroet verwanten,
Onze vader en echtgenoot is nu bij zijn voorvaderen.
Hij begon zijn reis naar de geestenwereld om 4,44u in zijn ranch in
Porcupine.
Dank u voor jullie gebeden en voortdurende steun.
Wij houden van jullie. Zoals onze vader en echtgenoot altijd zei: Moge
de Grote Geest u altijd leiden en beschermen op jouw pad en het pad van diegene
die je lief hebt.
VERKLARING VAN LEONARD PELTIER
Greetings my
relatives and friends.I wish I was there to talk with you in person and share
with you the sorrow that I feel with the passing of Russell Means, my brother,
my friend, and inspiration on many levels. Russell Means will always be an icon
whenever the American Indian Movement is spoken of and whenever people talk
about the changes that took place, the changes that are taking place now for
Indian people.
One thing
about Russell I always remembered, and I think someone else once said it, you
may have loved him, or you may have disliked him, but you couldnt ignore him.
Ill always remember when an elder said one time, I was at a ceremony and I
asked what this half shaped moon circle on the ground meant, and he said it was
a symbol of the circle of life, the never ending of the circle of life, and I
said there is only half a circle, and he said the other half was unseen, it is
the spirit world. For Indian people it never ends, we dont have a linear
existence, so I know I will see Russell again, and I take comfort in that
thought. For men like Russell Means dont come along in a lifetime very often.
He was truly an inspiration for all of us younger guys at the time. He had good
words to say, he was eloquent when he spoke them, and he spoke English as
clearly and precisely and as articulate as any one I have ever heard speak. And
he knew what he was talking about. And I know all of you out there, as well as
myself, will always remember our friend, our brother and fellow activist, and
how he stood with us to recapture the freedoms weve lost, and protect the ones
that we still have, and bring about a better future for our people, and all
people of this Mother Earth, whos nature is in peril.
I really
dont know what else to say about our brother Russell, other than to Russell
himself, Well see you again my brother Russell, in some other time and in
some other place, we will always be your friend, and we will always look
forward to seeing your face. Mitakuye Oyasin
In the Spirit of Crazy Horse, and Russell Means,
I'll close for now.
Leonard Peltier
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