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In the spirit of Crazy Horse /

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Examines the 1975 confrontation between Indians and FBI agents that led to the conviction of Indian leader Leonard Peltier.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matthiessen, Peter (Author)
Other Authors: Garbus, Martin, 1934- (writer of afterword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Books, 1992.
Subjects:
Peltier, Leonard.
Indians of North America > Government relations > 1934-
Indigenous peoples > North America > Government relations.
American Indian Movement.
Oglala Indians > Government relations.
Peuples autochtones > États-Unis > Relations avec l'État > 1934-
Autochtones > Amérique du Nord > Relations avec l'État.
Peltier, Leonard
American Indian Movement
Indigenous peoples > Government relations
Indians of North America > Government relations
Oglala Indians > Government relations
North America
Indians of North America > Government relations.
Since 1934
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Table of Contents:
  • Book 1. Thieves road: the Oglala Lakota, 1835-1965
  • The upside-down flag: the American Indian Movement, 1968-73
  • To Wounded Knee: February-May 1973
  • The Wounded Knee trials: January-September 1974
  • The new Indian wars: AIM versus the FBI, 1972-75
  • The U.S. puppet government: Pine Ridge and Dick Wilson, 1975
  • Book 2. The shoot-out I: June 26, 1975
  • The shoot-out II: June 26, 1975
  • The "reservation murders" investigation: June-September 1975
  • The fugitives I: July-November 1975
  • The fugitives II: November 1975-May 1976
  • The trial at Cedar Rapids: June-July 1976
  • The trial at Fargo: March-April 1977
  • Book 3. The escape: Lompoc Prison and the Los Angeles trial
  • The real enemy
  • Another important matter: Myrtle Poor Bear and David Price, 1976-81
  • Forked tongues: the Freedom of Information Act and the new evidence, 1980-81
  • In Marion Penitentiary
  • Paha Sapa: the treaty, the Supreme Court, and the return to the Black Hills
  • Red and blue days.