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archie fire lame deer (april 10, 1935 – january 16, 2001) was a lakota sioux spiritual leader, a medicine man and a lecturer and activist of lakota spirituality.
archie fire lame deer was born in corn creek, south dakota, on the rosebud sioux reservation.
his father was john fire lame deer, a well known lakota holy man. archie grew up with the guidance and teachings of his grandfather, henry quick bear.
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he attended school at the st. francis indian school, but was able to run away at age 14 after many tries. he enlisted in the army twice and was a veteran of the korean war, a member of the special forces and a p.o.w.
among other temporary careers archie was a ranch hand on numerous south dakota ranches, a rattlesnake exterminator, a hollywood stuntman, a rodeo rider and a foreman on a hollywood ranch.
upon giving up alcohol addiction in 1971 he also became a drug and alcohol counsellor. through the los angeles indian center he ran a program for native american offende
