the american government was making war on the lakota traditionalists. using the the fbi and the bia funded and armed goons. you really can't get more racist than that. the killing of the two fbi agents took place after they had illegally entered private property. at the first trial the jury heard the spurious claim they were chasing a truck reported in an incident. even the testimony of fbi agents and dispachers showed that the trucj being pursued was a different color and make. they was chasing injuns cause injuns have no legal rights against the american government and its armed goons.

well the first trial showed a jury doesn't see it that way. the second trial ofpeltier excluded all the background evidence.essentially the conviction showed that natives cannot defend themselves on their own property from illegal incursions by the armed agents of the invading state.

i addition the fbu committed perjury in the affidavits to secure pertiers extradition. proving that no native can get due process in american courts if he supports native traditional rights.