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Leonard Peltier

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Native American activist

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • In the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota, Southeastern Division
  • United States of America, appellee, against Leonard Peltier, defendant-appellant
  • Ghost Rider Roads
  • Prison Writings
  • In total resistance

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1944-09-12

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
145
Total plays
271

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan
b. 1944
Nationality
US
Role / Field
Vezni, Indiani severni ameriky, Politicke vrazdy, Politicke trestne ciny, Hnuti za nezavislost
Language
eng
Gender
Male

Recorded by 14 libraries

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Key facts

Born
( 1944-09-12 ) September 12, 1944 (age 81) , Belcourt, North Dakota , U.S.
Other names
Tate WiWikuwa, Gwarth-ee-lass
Movement
American Indian Movement
Conviction
First degree murder of a federal employee (2 counts)
Criminal penalty
2 consecutive life sentences ; commuted to indefinite house arrest

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Encyclopedic overview

Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944) is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) who was convicted of murdering two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in a June 26, 1975, shooting on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. He was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment. Peltier became eligible for parole in 1993.

In his 1999 memoir Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sun Dance, Peltier admitted to participating in the shootout but said he did not kill the FBI agents. However, witnesses say he confessed, including Darlene Ka-Mook Nichols, who testified against him at trial. Human rights watchdogs, such as Amnesty International, and political figures including the 14th Dalai Lama, campaigned for clemency for Peltier.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leonard Peltier” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.