Leonard Peltier
At a glance:
- Series: Magill's Choice: American Indian Biographies, Revised Edition
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Civil Rights, Minority Rights
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, American Indian History
Article abstract: Leonard Peltier is a political activist who has protested the mistreatment of Indians and whose controversial imprisonment has drawn worldwide criticism.
An active member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) , Leonard Peltier has become, for many Indians and non-Indians alike, a symbol of injustice. Many believe that he received drastically unfair treatment from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the American judicial system. In 1977, Peltier received two life sentences for murdering two FBI agents during a 1975 shoot-out at the...
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