Editing Leonard Peltier (section)

===Part v – That Day at Oglala===
This section goes over Peltier's recounting of the day of the attack on his people at [[Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota|Oglala]] that led to his eventual arrest and imprisonment. Peltier was staying in a "tent city" with other [[American Indian Movement|AIM]] members on Harry and Cecilia Jumping Bull's property. The [[Lakota people|Lakota]] Elders had asked for their protection from the [[Guardians of the Oglala Nation|GOON]] squads who had been "terrorizing" the [[Pine Ridge Indian Reservation|Pine Ridge Reservation]] "for months" (Peltier 126).<ref name="book71" /> On June 26, 1975, their group, which included women, children, and elders, was attacked by "lawmen, GOONs, [[SWAT]] teams, vigilantes, [[Bureau of Indian Affairs Police|BIA]] police, you name it" (129).<ref name="book71" /> Peltier's group did not want to immediately retaliate. However, two FBI agents, Jack R. Coler and Ronald A. Williams were killed and the violence against Peltier's group escalated. Despite being convicted for their murders, Peltier denies killing the two FBI agents and says that he would have tried to stop whoever was the true assailant. Peltier and his people managed to escape the attack and all survived, except for Joe Killsright Stuntz. While running away, the group stopped for prayer and Peltier says they were led to safety by an eagle. Peltier thanks those who gave them sanctuary after the attack and those who cheered on and aided their escape. While Peltier's group hid, police went on a large manhunt and terrorized the Pine Ridge Reservation looking for them. Elders in Peltier's group decided they would hide until [[Sun Dance]] in August where they could thank [[Wakan Tanka]] for saving their lives, but police caught and arrested members of the group one by one until Peltier decided to flee to Canada. He hoped for safety among the Indigenous communities there and possibly being granted political asylum, as he did not trust the American government to give him a fair trial, or even to let him live.