Frank LaMere

Frank LaMere (March 1, 1950 – June 16, 2019) was a Winnebago activist. He was born in South Sioux City, Nebraska. 
He was 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 known for his work against liquor sales in Whiteclay, Nebraska. 
LaMere was a leader in the Democratic Party, and was chairman of the National Native American Caucus. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention seven consecutive times from 1988 to 2012.
On June 16, 2019, LaMere died of bile duct cancer in Omaha, Nebraska, aged 69.