"The ruthless and continuing persecution of Leonard Peltier has less to do with his own actions than with underlying issues of history, racism, and economics, in particular Indian sovereignty claims and growing opposition to massive energy development on treaty lands, and dwindling reservations (Peter Mathiessen, 'In the Spirit of Crazy Horse')." Two other men, Bob Robideau, and Darrelle "Dino" Butler, were tried separately for the same crime and were acquitted by a jury permitted to consider the long history of injustices towards Indians.The jurors at Leonard Peltier's trial were forbidden to consider anything but the facts at hand. Free Leonard Peltier.



