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   Darlene "Kamook" Nichols, former wife of the AIM leader Dennis Banks, testified that in late 1975, Peltier told of shooting the FBI agents. He was talking to a small group of AIM activists who were fugitives from law enforcement.

2. www.britannica.com › biography › Leonard-PeltierLeonard Peltier | Native American Activist, Political Prisoner

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   May 8, 2024 · Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944, Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.) is an American Indian (mostly Ojibwa) activist who, after becoming one of the best-known indigenous rights activists in North America, was convicted in 1977 of having murdered two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents.

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   Who is Leonard Peltier?

   • "Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier in plea for clemency after 47 years in jail". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 25, 2023. ^ "Dino's Interview". Dickshovel.com. Retrieved November 27, 2016. ^ a b "But will anyone believe him? Robert Robideau confesses to shooting agents". News from Indian Country.

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   Will Leonard Peltier clear his name before he dies?

   • Leonard Peltier, the Native American activist who has been imprisoned for nearly half a century for the murders of two FBI agents he has always maintained he didn't commit, is hopeful he'll have a chance to clear his name before he dies. Peltier, 77, wants President Joe Biden to review his case and grant him clemency so he won't die in prison.

   Leonard Peltier, imprisoned Native American activist, has new message

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   What happened to Leonard Peltier?

   • On April 18, 1977, after a five-week jury trial, Leonard Peltier, was convicted of two counts of first degree murder. After his incarceration, Peltier was involved in an armed escape from the federal penitentiary in Lompoc, California. Another inmate was shot and killed in the escape.

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   Who were Leonard Peltier and Robert Robideau?

   • At least three men were arrested in connection with the shooting: Peltier, Robert Robideau, and Darrelle "Dino" Butler, all AIM members who were present at the Jumping Bull compound at the time of the shootings. Leonard Peltier provided numerous alibis to several people about his activities on the morning of the attacks.

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4. powwowtimes.ca › the-life-of-leonard-peltierThe Life Of Leonard Peltier - Powwow Times

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   Jun 2, 2020 · Early Life. Leonard Peltier was born in the late summer on September 12, 1944, at the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa near Belcourt, North Dakota. Being the 11th of 13 children, Peltier lived through poverty growing up and always felt as if the struggles he endured at the time were only happening to him.

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5. www.fbi.gov › history › famous-casesRESMURS Case (Reservation Murders) — FBI

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   On April 18, 1977, Leonard Peltier was found guilty of the first-degree murders of Williams and Coler. On June 1, 1977, Chief U.S. District Judge Paul Benson sentenced Peltier to two consecutive ...

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7. www.encyclopedia.com › leonard-peltierLeonard Peltier | Encyclopedia.com

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   Leonard Peltier. American Indian rights activist Leonard Peltier (born 1944) was convicted in the shooting deaths of two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Driving at top speed and unannounced into a remote community at the Pine Ridge Indian reservation in South Dakota was an imprudent ...

8. freeleonard.org › caseLeonard Peltier Case Facts

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   Leonard Peltier is an imprisoned Native American considered by Amnesty International, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, National Congress of American Indians, the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Rev. Jesse Jackson, among many others, to be a political prisoner who should be immediately ...

9. www.nbcnews.com › news › us-newsLeonard Peltier, imprisoned Native American activist, has new ...

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   Mar 24, 2022 · Leonard Peltier and his son Chauncey during a visit in prison in 2015. Courtesy of Chauncey Peltier. Having spent years in prison mulling over his case and the various legal rulings, Peltier said ...