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by Amelia Schafer June 28, 2024November 28, 2025

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American Indian Movement supporters and NDN Collective officials gathered outside of the Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building in Rapid City to show support for Leonard Peltier’s freedom on June 27. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal) Credit: American Indian Movement supporters and NDN Collective officials gathered outside of the Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building in Rapid City to show support for Leonard Peltier's freedom on June 27. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)

Jean Roach speaks about her experience surviving the Jumping Bull Ranch shootout on June 26, 1975. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal) Credit: Jean Roach speaks about her experience surviving the Jumping Bull Ranch shootout on June 26, 1975. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)

Credit: American Indian Movement supporters and NDN Collective officials gathered outside of the Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building in Rapid City, South Dakota, to show support for Leonard Peltier's freedom on June 27, 2024. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)

NDN Collective founder Nick Tilsen speaks in support of Leonard Peltier’s freedom during a June 27 rally in Rapid City. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal) Credit: NDN Collective founder Nick Tilsen speaks in support of Leonard Peltier's freedom during a June 27 rally in Rapid City. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)

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Photos: NDN Collective hosts rally for Leonard Peltier

by Amelia Schafer, ICT
June 28, 2024

					<h1>Photos: NDN Collective hosts rally for Leonard Peltier</h1>
<p class="byline">by Amelia Schafer, ICT <br />June 28, 2024</p>
					
<p><strong>Amelia Schafer<br /></strong><em><a href="https://ictnews.org/">ICT</a> + <a href="https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/man-walks-22-miles-to-raise-awareness-for-veteran-suicide/article_7fc1fa2e-2435-11ef-b09b-7b5d5e5727d9.html">Rapid City Journal</a></em></p>
<p>RAPID CITY, S.D. —&nbsp;American Indian Movement supporters and NDN Collective officials gathered outside of the Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building Thursday in Rapid City to show support for Leonard Peltier’s freedom.</p>
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<p>While a decision could come at any time, the deadline for the federal commissioner’s decision is July 1, 21 days after what may be his last parole hearing.</p>
<p>The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians citizen’s parole hearing lasted about seven hours on June 10. This was Peltier’s first parole hearing in over a decade.</p>
<p>Peltier is serving two consecutive life sentences at Coleman Maximum Security in Florida after being convicted of aiding and abetting in the murder of two FBI agents on June 26, 1975, at the Jumping Bull Ranch in South Dakota.&nbsp;</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignnone"><img src="https://ictnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/img_3202-1-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3563" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">American Indian Movement supporters and NDN Collective officials gathered outside of the Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building in Rapid City to show support for Leonard Peltier’s freedom on June 27.  (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignnone"><img src="https://ictnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/img_3208-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3476" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">American Indian Movement supporters and NDN Collective officials gathered outside of the Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building in Rapid City to show support for Leonard Peltier’s freedom on June 27.  (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignnone"><img src="https://ictnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/img_3169-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3564" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Jean Roach speaks about her experience surviving the Jumping Bull Ranch shootout on June 26, 1975. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignnone"><img src="https://ictnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/img_3301-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3566" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">American Indian Movement supporters and NDN Collective officials gathered outside of the Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building in Rapid City to show support for Leonard Peltier’s freedom on June 27.  (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignnone"><img src="https://ictnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/img_3280-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3562" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">American Indian Movement supporters and NDN Collective officials gathered outside of the Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building in Rapid City to show support for Leonard Peltier’s freedom on June 27.  (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignnone"><img src="https://ictnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/img_3238-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3561" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">NDN Collective founder Nick Tilsen speaks in support of Leonard Peltier’s freedom during a June 27 rally in Rapid City. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)</figcaption></figure>
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<p><em>This story is co-published by the </em><a href="https://rapidcityjournal.com/"><em>Rapid City Journal </em></a><em>and </em><a href="https://ictnews.org/"><em>ICT</em></a><em>, a news partnership that covers Indigenous communities in the South Dakota area.</em></p>
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