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{{Infobox person|name=Leonard Peltier|birth_date=September 12, 1944|birth_place=Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation, North Dakota, [[USA|United States]]}} | {{Infobox person|name=Leonard Peltier|birth_date=September 12, 1944|birth_place=Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation, North Dakota, [[USA|United States]]|nationality=Anishinaabe and Dakota|image=Leonard Peltier.png}} | ||
'''Leonard Peltier''' is a Statesian political prisoner and member of the [[American Indian Movement]]. The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] targeted him as part of [[COINTELPRO]] and he was sentenced to life in prison for the death of two FBI agents | '''Leonard Peltier''' is a Statesian political prisoner and member of the [[American Indian Movement]]. The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] targeted him as part of [[COINTELPRO]], and he was sentenced to life in prison in 1975 for the death of two FBI agents despite a lack of evidence. He has been imprisoned for 46 years.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Stansfield Smith|newspaper=[[Multipolarista]]|title=The United States has many political prisoners. Here’s a list|date=2022-08-09|url=https://multipolarista.com/2022/08/09/us-political-prisoners-list/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810130241/https://multipolarista.com/2022/08/09/us-political-prisoners-list/|archive-date=2022-08-10|retrieved=2022-08-11}}</ref> | ||
== Walk to Justice == | |||
In August 2022, the [[American Indian Movement|AIM]] Grand Governing Council began a march from Minneapolis, [[State of Minnesota|Minnesota]] to [[District of Columbia|Washington, D.C.]] to demand Peltier's release. They are scheduled to complete the march on November 18.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Stephanie Hedgecoke|newspaper=[[Workers World]]|title=Walk for Justice: Free Leonard Peltier|date=2022-09-22|url=https://www.workers.org/2022/09/66785/|retrieved=2022-09-25}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Statesian political prisoners]] | [[Category:Statesian political prisoners]] | ||
Revision as of 11:50, 25 September 2022
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| Born | September 12, 1944 Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation, North Dakota, United States |
| Nationality | Anishinaabe and Dakota |
Leonard Peltier is a Statesian political prisoner and member of the American Indian Movement. The FBI targeted him as part of COINTELPRO, and he was sentenced to life in prison in 1975 for the death of two FBI agents despite a lack of evidence. He has been imprisoned for 46 years.[1]
Walk to Justice
In August 2022, the AIM Grand Governing Council began a march from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Washington, D.C. to demand Peltier's release. They are scheduled to complete the march on November 18.[2]
References
- ↑ Stansfield Smith (2022-08-09). "The United States has many political prisoners. Here’s a list" Multipolarista. Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ↑ Stephanie Hedgecoke (2022-09-22). "Walk for Justice: Free Leonard Peltier" Workers World. Retrieved 2022-09-25.