Frank LaMere

Quick Facts

Full Name	Frank LaMere
Occupation	Activist
Date Of Birth	Mar 1, 1950(1950-03-01)
Age	74
Date Of Death	June 16, 2019, Omaha, NE
Birthplace	South Sioux City
Country	United States
Birth City	Nebraska
Horoscope	Pisces

Frank LaMere Biography

Frank LaMere is one of the most popular and richest Activist who was born on March 1, 1950 in South Sioux City, Nebraska, United States.

Franklin Dean LaMere (March 1, 1950 – June 16, 2019) was an American activist and politician. He was a member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska from South Sioux City, and the son of a Gold Star Mother and a combat veteran father. He was a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) in the 1970s and was noted for his work opposing liquor sales in Whiteclay, Nebraska, a small town whose main industry is selling alcohol to residents of the nearby Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where alcohol sales are prohibited. LaMere was a leader in the Democratic Party, and served as chairman of the National Native American Caucus. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention seven consecutive times from 1988 to 2012.

LaMere was a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) in the early 1970s and was active in demands for reform to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. In November 1972, LaMere was a spokesman for a group of AIM members who assembled in front of the federal building in Billings, Montana. Armed guards were posted at the building in response to the assembly, which desired to present a list of demands to the area director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs whose office was in the building. In Billings, Lamere was director of the Wiconi Project in 1973 and the Montana United Indian Association in 1974.

Frank LaMere Net Worth

Frank LaMere is one of the richest Activist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Frank LaMere 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

LaMere was involved in a campaign against alcohol sales to Indians in Whiteclay, Nebraska near the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Alcohol sales are prohibited on the reservation. LaMere considered many different tactics to deal with liquor sales at Whiteclay, from protests, to opening an Indian owned liquor store and using the proceeds to fund a rehabilitation center, to claiming that the town of Whiteclay should be a part of the reservation based on the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie.

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LaMere along with Russell Means, John Yellow Bird, Tom Poor Bear, Webster Poor Bear, Gary Moore, and Benedict Black Elk were arrested for crossing Nebraska State Patrol police lines during a protest on July 3, 1999. In the fall of 1999, Means and LaMere proposed getting a license to sell beer in Whiteclay, in order to retain some monies to benefit the tribe and build a treatment center on the reservation, but abandoned the project due to disagreement by others of their group. Other activists who have worked with LaMere regarding Whiteclay include Clyde Bellecourt and Dennis Banks.

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Fredy Ranked on the list of most popular Activist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Frank LaMere celebrates birthday on March 1 of every year.

LaMere was married to Cynthia (née Rouse). He had four children, Jennifer, Hazen, Manape Hocinci-ga and Lexie Wakan. His parents were John and Matilda LaMere. His brothers included Anthony, David, Darrell, Larry, Randall and Willard, and his sisters included Laura, Lauren, Candace, Jackie, Michelle and Karen. Lexie Wakan died of leukemia in 2014. In early 2012, LaMere suffered a stroke. On June 16, 2019, LaMere died of bile duct cancer, aged 69.