Although he was convicted of killing two FBI agents, there are many doubts about the legal proceedings. "Peltier’s involvement with the American Indian Movement (AIM) made him a target, as it made several other Natives activists, their families and their children targets during the 1970s while AIM led a resistance against corrupt federal, state and local government policies.
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Leonard Peltier has earned six Nobel Peace Price nominations and is supported by Amnesty International.