PEARL DANIEL-MEANS, Navajo film producer, activist and author has passed away at 62.
Born into the Ashiihi (Salt) Clan of the Navajo Nation, Means was a film producer, activist, and author who spoke around the world—from New Zealand to South Africa, and from Ecuador to Finland— on matters concerning Indigenous issues, human rights, and environmentalism. Her Lakota name, Iyoyanbya Izanzan Win, translates loosely to "Bright Light."
Means walked alongside the late American Indian activist, author, artist, and actor Russell Means, as his wife, business manager, and collaborator. In recent years, she served on the board of directors of several Indigenous organizations.
Means is co-producer of the feature documentary End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock about a small group of Indigenous women who establish a peaceful camp in protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Born into the Ashiihi (Salt) Clan of the Navajo Nation, Means was a film producer, activist, and author who spoke around the world—from New Zealand to South Africa, and from Ecuador to Finland— on matters concerning Indigenous issues, human rights, and environmentalism. Her Lakota name, Iyoyanbya Izanzan Win, translates loosely to "Bright Light."
Means walked alongside the late American Indian activist, author, artist, and actor Russell Means, as his wife, business manager, and collaborator. In recent years, she served on the board of directors of several Indigenous organizations.
Means is co-producer of the feature documentary End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock about a small group of Indigenous women who establish a peaceful camp in protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
PEARL DANIEL-MEANS, Navajo film producer, activist and author has passed away at 62.
Born into the Ashiihi (Salt) Clan of the Navajo Nation, Means was a film producer, activist, and author who spoke around the world—from New Zealand to South Africa, and from Ecuador to Finland— on matters concerning Indigenous issues, human rights, and environmentalism. Her Lakota name, Iyoyanbya Izanzan Win, translates loosely to "Bright Light."
Means walked alongside the late American Indian activist, author, artist, and actor Russell Means, as his wife, business manager, and collaborator. In recent years, she served on the board of directors of several Indigenous organizations.
Means is co-producer of the feature documentary End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock about a small group of Indigenous women who establish a peaceful camp in protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Born into the Ashiihi (Salt) Clan of the Navajo Nation, Means was a film producer, activist, and author who spoke around the world—from New Zealand to South Africa, and from Ecuador to Finland— on matters concerning Indigenous issues, human rights, and environmentalism. Her Lakota name, Iyoyanbya Izanzan Win, translates loosely to "Bright Light."
Means walked alongside the late American Indian activist, author, artist, and actor Russell Means, as his wife, business manager, and collaborator. In recent years, she served on the board of directors of several Indigenous organizations.
Means is co-producer of the feature documentary End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock about a small group of Indigenous women who establish a peaceful camp in protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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