Lorelei DeCora

Lorelei DeCora
Born
Lorelei DeCora

October 1954 (age 70)
NationalityAmerican Indian
Alma materUniversity of South Dakota 1981 (ADN)
South Dakota State University 1986 (BSN)
Occupation(s)Registered nurse, grassroots activist
Years active1973present
Known forAmerican 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
SpouseTed Means (ex-husband)
Children3 children (all daughters): Marcella Gilbert
RelativesRussell Means (brother-in-law)
Madonna Thunder Hawk (in-law)
Five grandchildren
Awards1993 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.