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Today in downtown #Minneapolis and across the U.S., #RiseUpForPeltier events are happening for the international day of solidarity with Indigenous political prisoner #LeonardPeltier. Peltier's supporters say he was wrongfully convicted in 1977 of killing two FBI agents. 🧵 twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 
Last Fall, the Leonard Peltier 'Walk to Justice' went from Minneapolis, the birthplace of the American Indian Movement (AIM), which Peltier co-founded, all the way to Washington DC with the purpose of raising awareness around Peltier's case. [Videos] ↕️ unicornriot.ninja/2022/leonard-p…
As #AIM started their 1,103-mile walk to DC last year, Unicorn Riot spoke with Kathy Peltier, #LeonardPeltier's youngest daughter, who said "There was false affidavits, and ballistic testing didn't match, and so he is innocent even after 46 years." ↕️
Indigenous People Experienced Holocaust on the Turtle Island—What is now Modern #America— Even Long Before it was Coined. #NativeTwitter #IndigenousPeoples #Palestina
So it omes as no surprise for Indigenous Landers to see #LeonardPeltier behind bars for Over 46 years, for a crime he never committed.
Many now believe that #FreeLeonardPeltier will ease the Historic Trauma. #Clemency
Many now believe that #FreeLeonardPeltier will ease the Historic Trauma. #Clemency
Leonard Peltier was wrongly convicted of murder and has been locked up for 46 years. He is 78 years old now.
The fed attorney who prosecuted the case says he was wrong.
The judge who denied a retrial says he was wrong.
Both are asking #ClemencyForPeltier @POTUS
The fed attorney who prosecuted the case says he was wrong.
The judge who denied a retrial says he was wrong.
Both are asking #ClemencyForPeltier @POTUS
46 years. Almost 60% the avg. lifespan of a Native man in the US. #ClemencyForPeltier
Some facts:
• The key witness recanted & said the FBI coerced her to lie
• No witness saw the actual crime
• There is no evidence that Peltier committed the crime.
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Some facts:
• The key witness recanted & said the FBI coerced her to lie
• No witness saw the actual crime
• There is no evidence that Peltier committed the crime.
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More facts:
• The evidence was so lacking that #LeonardPeltier wasn’t even convicted for murder — he was convicted of aiding and abetting murder — yet there was still no clear evidence that he even did that.
The FBI needed a scapegoat. #ClemencyForPeltier
• The evidence was so lacking that #LeonardPeltier wasn’t even convicted for murder — he was convicted of aiding and abetting murder — yet there was still no clear evidence that he even did that.
The FBI needed a scapegoat. #ClemencyForPeltier
🚨 Call-to-Action 🚨
President and CEO of NDN Collective, @NickTilsen, comes today with an urgent message to take action. He calls upon @POTUS to grant executive clemency to elder movement leader Leonard Peltier who tested positive for COVID-19 last Friday. #RiseUpForPeltier
President and CEO of NDN Collective, @NickTilsen, comes today with an urgent message to take action. He calls upon @POTUS to grant executive clemency to elder movement leader Leonard Peltier who tested positive for COVID-19 last Friday. #RiseUpForPeltier
Leonard Peltier (Anishinaabe & Dakota) has spent over 4 decades of his life behind bars for murder that he did not commit. Now, the prison system has failed to provide him adequate care & protection against #COVID19.
Peltier's story is the epitome of the systemic abuse that continues to target Indigenous people & Movement Leaders. #RiseUpForPeltier
