As the lead singer of the Porcupine Singers , he made the song popular in the early 1970s .
Severt Young Bear , an Oglala Lakota from Porcupine , South Dakota , was also involved in AIM .
As the lead singer of the Porcupine Singers , Oglala Lakota made the song popular in the early 1970s .
Severt Young Bear , an Oglala Lakota from Porcupine , South Dakota , was also involved in AIM .