Lorelei DeCora
Lorelei DeCora | |
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| Born | Lorelei DeCora October 1954 (age 70) Winnebago Reservation, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Nationality | American Indian |
| Alma mater | University of South Dakota 1981 (ADN) South Dakota State University 1986 (BSN) |
| Occupation(s) | Registered nurse, grassroots activist |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Known for | American Indian Movement Pie Patrol Women of All Red Nations We Will Remember Survival School Black Hills Alliance AIDS Resource Team International Indian Treaty Council KILI RADIO 90.1 FM Porcupine Clinic Diabetes Talking Circles |
| Spouse | Ted Means (ex-husband) |
| Children | 3 children (all daughters): Marcella Gilbert |
| Relatives | Russell Means (brother-in-law) Madonna Thunder Hawk (in-law) Five grandchildren |
| Awards | 1993 Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leadership Award 1997 William Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice Award |
Lorelei DeCora Means (née DeCora; born 1954) is a Native American nurse and civil rights activist. She is best known for her role in the second siege in the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. She was also a co-founder of the American Indian organization, Women of All Red Nations.