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Vine Deloria Jr.

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Vine Deloria Jr. Famous memorial

Birth
Martin, Bennett County, South Dakota, USA
Death
13 Nov 2005 (aged 72)
Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Burial
Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA Add to Map
Plot
Cremation Garden-52A-2-9
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Author and Activist. He is famous as the Lakota Sioux author, historian, and activist who put Native American issues in the national spotlight when he published his book, Custer Died for Your Sins, in 1969. His writings ushered in the Red Power Movement in the United States.
Author and Activist. He is famous as the Lakota Sioux author, historian, and activist who put Native American issues in the national spotlight when he published his book, Custer Died for Your Sins, in 1969. His writings ushered in the Red Power Movement in the United States.

Bio by: Sharlotte Neely Donnelly



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  • Originally Created by: Scotti McCarthy
  • Added: May 5, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52041696/vine-deloria: accessed ), memorial page for Vine Deloria Jr. (26 Mar 1933–13 Nov 2005), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52041696, citing Golden Cemetery, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.