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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2002

Voters on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota have a new set of leaders.

Incumbent President John Yellow Bird Steele survived a challenge by activist Russell Means. According to unofficial results, Steele won by 512 votes. He won six out of nine districts on the reservation.

For Vice President, Dennis King beat Eileen Janis. King won by a little over 400 votes.

Nine council members were also elected.

Get the Story:
Oglala pick Steele over Means (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 11/21)
Steele wins rare Oglala Tribe re-election (The Rapid City Journal 11/21)
Russell Means defeated in bid for Pine Ridge leadership (The Minneapolis Star Tribune 11/21)
Oglala Sioux Choose Steele Over Means (The Washington Post 11/21)

Relevant Links:
Russell Means - http://www.russellmeans.com

Related Stories:
At Pine Ridge, Steele defeats Means (11/20)
Pine Ridge voters go to polls again (11/19)
Means wants Daschle out of office (11/18)
Russell Means v. Steele at Pine Ridge (11/7)
Deja vu for Pine Ridge voters (11/6)
New Pine Ridge primary scheduled (11/4)
Pine Ridge race is battle over philosophy (10/31)
Pine Ridge election thrown into doubt (10/30)
Russell Means: Elders asked me to run (10/07)
Russell Means in race for tribal president (10/04)
Russell Means denied spot on N.M. ballot (8/02)
Russell Means finds a friend (6/10)
Means pressing run in N.M. (5/1)
Means plans walking campaign tour (4/3)
Russell Means rights request denied (4/2)
Means pushes for end to mascots (1/29)
Russell Means arrested, again (11/19)
Means and Libertarians part ways (10/23)
Means promotes run in N.M. race (7/18)
Means is in 'Spotlight' today (7/17)
Means registers to vote in N.M. (7/6)
Means is in 'Spotlight' today (6/18)
Means officially nominated in N.M. (6/11)
In The Hoop: Winners, Losers
Means could get reprieve in N.M. (5/31)
In The Hoop: a Janklow Pardon(5/30)
Means makes it official, sort of (5/29)
Russell Means for President? For Gubna? (5/21)