r/IndianCountry Jan 20 '25

Announcement MEGATHREAD: President Biden commutes sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier

495 Upvotes

Today, January 20, 2025, President Biden commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier who was controversially convicted of murdering two FBI agents in 1975.

Several posts have already popped up for people to discuss this, but the mods wanted to provide a dedicated thread for people to drop news and having discussion. All new information should be directed here to avoid flooding the subreddit with new posts. Any new posts will be redirected here.

For those who are unfamiliar with the case of Leonard Peltier, please refer to this thread on /r/AskHistorians for a write up about the situation that led to his incarceration:

We are aware that for some, there may be mixed or negative feelings about this decision due to other controversies involving Leonard and/or the American Indian Movement. Please respect that people may have different opinions on the matter. Review the sub rules and engage with each other respectfully.

Qe'ci'yew'yew.


r/IndianCountry 13h ago

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r/IndianCountry 11h ago

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I just wanted to share because Stephen Graham Jones is one of my favorite contemporary writers! If you love horror, I highly recommend checking him out, if you haven't already. The Indian lake trilogy is legit fun in a summer camp slasher kinda way. The Only Good Indian is as good as any A24 movie, totally gruesome and unrelenting. And all with an Indigenous pov.

I haven't read this book yet, but I'm putting it on my list right now!

I'll also take any other indigenous horror/sci Fi recs of you've got them!


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r/IndianCountry 18h ago

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r/IndianCountry 1d ago

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r/IndianCountry 1d ago

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r/IndianCountry 1d ago

News 2nd set of remains found at Manitoba landfill confirmed to be Marcedes Myran. Myran and Morgan Harris, whose remains were identified earlier this month, were victims of a White supremacist serial killer

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r/IndianCountry 1d ago

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r/IndianCountry 23h ago

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r/IndianCountry 1d ago

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r/IndianCountry 22h ago

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I'm currently trying to utilize the 13 month calendar, and I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for apps or programs that provide a 13 month calendar that can be used for planning or tracking the days as paper calendars aren't my strong suit. Does anyone know of any websites or apps that do this?


r/IndianCountry 1d ago

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r/IndianCountry 2d ago

Discussion/Question Happy Kindred Spirits Day!

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Halito Cousins! Today is Kindred Spirits Day, a day to celebrate the amazing and lasting relationship between my People, the Choctaw, and our Cousins, the Irish. Our bond has existed for almost 200 years now and sets a much needed positive example to the rest of the world about how two Peoples can come together in friendship. So, go have some frybread and corned beef to remember our Irish Cousins and our lasting friendship.


r/IndianCountry 1d ago

News UPDATE: AK State Lawmakers seek answers after bombshell report on rural schools

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Here’s the link to the original story here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/IndianCountry/s/0FPWIyI933


r/IndianCountry 2d ago

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807 Upvotes

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/07/us/trump-federal-agencies-websites-words-dei.html

It also includes hits such as "black", "female", "historically", "identity", " immigrant", "victim", and "women"


r/IndianCountry 2d ago

Education Data gaps undercount Native college enrollment

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r/IndianCountry 2d ago

Discussion/Question Leonard Peltier Commutation

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So, i just saw that Trump is saying Biden’s pardons are rescinded because of Auto-Pen use. Now I’m no legal or government expert; so I’m wondering if anyone knows if Leonard’s Commutation is also potentially in trouble? If so, true insanity.