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In the Spirit of Crazy Horse: The Story of Leonard Peltier and the FBI's War on the American Indian Movement

In 1975, a fatal shoot-out between FBI agents and American Indians resulted in the deaths of two agents and the imprisonment of Leonard Peltier, a member of the American Indian Movement, for murder. Behind this event lies a complex historical struggle between American Indians and the US government.

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adult
Length
epic · 688 pages

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