Leonard Peltier

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Violence broke out on 26 June 1975 in South Dakota, and Peltier was later brought to trial, convicted, and sent to prison, where he now languishes. But he is active from behind bars: he has helped to create scholarships for indigenous youth, sponsored children in Central America, and even writes poetry. <p> Active in the American Indian Movement, an organization founded to help Native Americans with problems like alcoholism and mental health troubles.<p><b>Father:</b> Leo Peltier (d. 1990)<br><b>Mother:</b> Alvina Showers (d. 9-Sep-2002)<br><b>Brother:</b> (d.)<br><b>Sister:</b> (d.)<br><b>Wife:</b> Sandy Martinez (m. 1964, div. 1968)<br><b>Wife:</b> (div.)<br><b>Girlfriend:</b> Lisa Faruolo (engaged)<br><p>    High School: Flandreau Indian School, Flandreau, SD (dropped out)<br><p>    <a href="/org/962/000090692/">American Indian Movement</a> <br>    <a href="/event/206/000101900/">Hunger Strike</a> Apr-1984<br>    <a href="/event/206/000101900/">Hunger Strike</a> May-1984<br>    <a href="/crime/951/000048807/">Trespassing</a> Fort Lawton, WA Mar-1970<br>    <a href="/crime/365/000050215/">Attempted Murder</a> Milwaukee, WI 22-Nov-1972, acquitted<br>    <a href="/crime/301/000043172/">Murder</a> Pine Ridge Reservation, SD 26-Jun-1975<br>    <a href="/lists/693/000134291/">Inmate: Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary</a> <br>    <a href="/lists/175/000088908/">FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives</a> (22-Dec-1975)<br><p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://www.freepeltier.org/" target=_blank>http://www.freepeltier.org/</a><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=83113"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=83113">Leonard Peltier</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=83113" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>

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