His trial was also happening as the FBI was trying to suppress the activities of the American Indian Movement (AIM), a grassroots group of activists focused on drawing attention to federal treaty rights violations, discrimination and police brutality targeting Native Americans.
By all appearances, the FBI is simply waiting for Peltier to die in prison.Elected tribal leaders and the National Congress of American Indians have passed resolutions urging clemency.
attorney who helped put Peltier in prison wrote to President Joe Biden this summer urging him to grant clemency.
With Biden in the White House, Peltier’s supporters say they feel a renewed sense of hope that Peltier may have a shot at living out his final years as a free manA White House spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether Biden is considering clemency for Peltier