Peltier and Hatcher

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In this essay, the writer provides two cultural and historic examples of injustice in the treatment of Native-American individuals. Further, the writer identifies the tribe or the individual's name as well as the geographical or historical context. The pros and cons of the situation are analyzed and stated. The writer relates that the 'system' is manipulated by those in power rendering verdicts that forever change the lives of individuals such as Hatcher and Peltier wreaking a great injustice upon individuals, tribes and minorities throughout the United States. The writer concludes that it is doubtful that real justice and just principles can be in reality founded upon the methodological genocide of the Native-American people that occurred in the establishment of this system of 'justice'.

From the Paper:

"In 1973 a three-year period of political violence began on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation with the tribal chairman hiring vigilantes or self-titled "GOONS" to run the American Indian Movement (AIM) off of the reservation. During the violence over 60 traditional tribal and AIM members were murdered and many more hurt. The evidence seemed to point to the GOONS as being responsible for the largest part of the crimes yet nothing was done to stop the ongoing violence. THE GOONS were supplied with intelligence on AIM members by the FBI who also supplied the GOONS with ammunition. The traditional people at Pine Ridge South Dakota asked Leonard, who was a gifted organizer for AIM to go to Pine Ridge and watch over those who were the victims of violence. Leonard and a few other younger members of AIM camped on a ranch which was owned by the Jumping Bull Family, a tradition family. June 26, 1975 was the fateful day that two agents for the FBI followed a pickup in their unmarked car to the Jumping Bull Ranch. The families who lived there, due to the violent nature of those who had targeted them became scared and shots rang out while over 150 agents, GOON's and law officers surrounded the ranch."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Burrows, John (1994) FWDP: Eddie Hatcher - Native American Political Prisoner August 20, 1994 Online available at: http://www.native-net.org/archive/nl/9408/0136.html.
• The Case of Leonard Peltier (2006) Native American Political Prisoner Online available at: http://www.freepeltier.org/quick_facts_peltier.htm.
• Matthiessen, Peter (1991) Who Really Killed the FBI Men? Akwesasne Notes, Summer, 1991, Vol.23 Online available at:http://www.kstrom.net/isk/stories/fbikill.html.
• Mr. X, Leonard Peltier, and the FBI (2006) Online available at: http://www.dickshovel.com/Mr.X.html
• Matthiessen, Peter (1995) Book Review: In the Spirit of Crazy Horse Online available at: http://www.kstrom.net/isk/stories/crazhors.html.

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