In one of the first lengthy interviews since he was released from prison in February, Peltier described his health and the decades he spent living behind bars ...

In 1972, Peltier joined the American Indian Movement, among the more confrontational Red Power groups, which had been founded, a few years before, by Dennis Banks, Clyde Bellecourt, and others.

In the 1970s, Leonard Peltier was a member of the American Indian Movement — a national organization founded in Minneapolis that fights against police brutality and for tribal rights.

“Granting Peltier any relief from his conviction or sentence is wholly unjustified and would be an affront to the rule of law,” Wray wrote in the letter. Peltier was a member of the American Indian ...

In 1975, armed FBI agents illegally entered the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Gunfire erupted - a Native American and two FBI agents fell dead. After the largest manhunt in FBI history, three men ...

“We must never forget or put aside that Peltier intentionally murdered these two young men and has never expressed remorse for his ruthless actions,” Wray said. Peltier, an Indigenous rights activist, ...

After spending most of his life behind bars, Leonard Peltier now lives in a home on the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa reservation in North Dakota. He says he has no regrets but still harbors ...

Changes to American Indian mascot rules may make exemptions easier for school districts, tribes A stone sign outside the Grand Rapids High School in northern Minnesota depicts the school's mascot ...

More troubling, if one studies the life and times of Leonard Peltier, they will see that the U.S. government’s genocidal ... The FBI’s Secret Wars Against the Black Panther Party and the American ...

Indian-origin physician Bobby Mukkamala makes history as the first Indian heritage president of the American Medical Association.

Both leaders tasked with overseeing Rochester Public Schools’ Native American Education program are moving on from the district.