LEONARD: Political Prisoner

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November 08, 2023 Man Bites Dog Films Season 2 Episode 12
LEONARD: Political Prisoner
O Canada
Show Notes

On February 6th, 1976, a tip led Canadian police to the Mountain Cree Camp School in Alberta where one of America’s Most Wanted was hiding out with a few of his friends – and at least one government operative. Hear how Peltier’s luck finally ran out despite the efforts of his legal team and an international coalition of native peoples that was helmed by his adopted mother, Ethel Peason, an honored member and leader of the Kwagiulth Nation on Vancouver Island.

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