8 March 1970: Leonard Peltier and other NA activists occupy the abandoned Fort Lawton, near Seattle, WA #Oregonstandoff
...testing an old fed law giving Native Americans 1st claim to lands abandoned by feds. The activists are beaten & jailed #Oregonstandoff
Today marks 40 years of political imprisonment. The prosecutor admitted they don't know who killed the 2 FBI agents #Oregonstandoff
#Oregonstandoff claims that Native Americans "lost" the lands (like you'd lose your keys) is sickening. as is their disregard for artifacts.
Paiutes & archeologists compare #Oregonstandoff extremists to ISIS militants who've destroyed countless antiquities. is.gd/e0fGFS
The #Oregonstandoff militants say they're all about the Constitution. 1st Amendment denied to Natives until 1978. fcnl.org/issues/nativea…
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