Sprouts: News Deserts – Pleas of Clemency for Leonard Peltier

Pleas of clemency for Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist and a member of the American Indian Movement. In 1975, Peltier was convicted for the murder of two FBI agents. He has been incarcerated ever since, yet maintains his innocence.

Paulette Dautieul Robidoo, lead counsel of his Defense Committee is asking to lobby President Biden for clemency for Leonard Peltier. Saundi McClain Kloeckener talks about a sacred site, Cahokia near St. Louis, Missouri where people are praying for Leonard’s release.

Leonard Peltier belongs to the Lakota, Dakota, and Anishinaabe nations.


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