Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota, was up for a parole hearing Monday at a federal prison in Florida.
In this April 29, 1999, file photo, inmate Leonard Peltier speaks during an interview at the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan.
AIM grabbed headlines in 1973 when it took over the village of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge reservation, leading to a 71-day standoff with federal agents. Tensions between AIM and the government remained high for years. Two other AIM members, Robert Robideau and Dino Butler, were acquitted of killing Coler and Williams.
The FBI Agents Association, a professional group that represents mostly active agents, sent a letter to the parole commission opposing parole. The group said any early release of Peltier would be a "cruel act of betrayal.
Sharp expects the hearing to last the day. The decision is required to come within 21 days. If parole is granted, there's a process for release which shouldn't take long. If denied, Peltier can look at his options for filing an appeal to a federal district court, Sharp said. Pop megastar Billie Eilish has revealed how she was ghosted by an old friend, and opened up about the loneliness of fame.An acclaimed American author who has sold more than 200 million novels worldwide was blown away by a group of young musicians from New Brunswick on Monday.Shania Twain and Our Lady Peace will give free concerts in Edmonton this week in celebration of the Oilers' Stanley Cup run.
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