Leonard Peltier-Political activist and member of the American Indian Movement

"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." (1)  

"He was convicted and sentenced in 1977 to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment for the murder of two Federal Bureau of Investigation agents who were killed during a 1975 shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. There is considerable debate over Peltier’s guilt and the fairness of his trial." (2)  

A Prayer Vigil was held on July 28, 2009 6:00 AM - 3:00 PM in the Old Federal Building in San Francisco.  

Leonard received a parole hearing on July 28, 2009. The decision is pending and expected in mid- to late-August.  

1. http://www.enotes.com/salem-history/leonard-peltier 

2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Peltier  

For more information on Leonard Peltier, visit:  

-Leonard Peltier Trial 

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/Peltier.html  

-Leonard Peltier defense commitee 

http://www.leonardpeltier.net/  

-CNN/Time Leonard Peltier Transcript 

http://www.aics.org/LP/transcript.html  

-biography 

http://www.ipoaa.com/leonard_peltier_biography.htm  

-American Indian Movement 

http://www.aimovement.org/  

-prayer vigil 

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/07/28/18612869.php