My god , as usual, it's an education to read these posts of so many well-informed mudcatters. Ashamedely I have to confess my ignorance of the "Leonard Peltier" reference ? An Indian's Rights Activist I take it ?
My first contact with American History was the "Buffalo Bill" Annual of 1952(?) and in between that and "Bury my Heart..." it seems that there is quite an amount of sifting to do still.
Little Hawk your "Cat Name" suggests that you are an American Native ?