Indigenous Prisoners:
- Leonard Peltier
- Eric Wildcat Hall
- Luis V. Rodriguez
- Byron Shane “Oso Blanco” Chubbuck
- Philbert Slim
Leonard Peltier
Leonard Peltier, #89637-132
USP COLEMAN I
U.S. PENITENTIARY
P.O. BOX 1033
COLEMAN, FL 33521
Petition for Leonard: FREE LEONARD
Leonard’s next scheduled parole hearing will be in July 2024, when he will be 80 years old and will have spent nearly 50 years in prison. His projected release date is October 11, 2040. Leonard will be 96 years old.
Extensive background info regarding Leonard can be found on his support site: Leonard Peltier Defense Offense Committee
Eric Wildcat Hall
Sentenced to over 3 decades for collaborating with Central American indigenous activists. Eric is one of the founders of the Iron Lodge Prison Project.
Eric Wildcat Hall # BL-5355, Unit 1 / A, 10745 Route 18, Albion, PA 16475-0002 (USA)Luis Rodriguez
Apache/Chicano activist being framed for the murder of two cops.
Luis was raised in an atmosphere of political and social involvement. As a youngster, he lived in Los Angeles for a period of time with a group known as the Brown Berets, a Chicano-Native American militant organization, which formed against racism and other social injustices. Luis took part in the 1970 Whittier Boulevard Rebellion, in the aftermath of the murder of political activist and journalist, Ruben Salazar, killed by police. At age seventeen, Luis started Atzlan, a Chicano-Native American news magazine, which focused on politics, history, culture, and ethnic awareness. He was editor-in-chief, artist, and headed a small staff of other youths. He was a counselor at an Offender Ex-Offender program in Sacramento, a counselor in Los Angeles at the AYUDATE program, and a counselors` aide at the California Youth Authority Perkins Reception Center. his goal was to become a California Youth Authority counselor, a parole or probation officer, or an attorney, in order to help young people. Until the erroneous conviction in 1981 for the two homicides, he had never been convicted of a felony. Support site: luisvrodriguez.com
Byron Shane Chubbuck
Byron Shane “Oso Blanco” Chubbuck #07909-051
USP FLORENCE – HIGH
U.S. PENITENTIARY
P.O. BOX 7000
FLORENCE, CO 81226
Byron Shane “Oso Blanco” Chubbuck is an Indigenous rights activist serving 80 years for bank robbery, aggravated assault on the FBI, escape and firearms charges. A confidential informant reported that Oso was robbing banks in order to acquire funds to support the Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas, Mexico throughout 1998-99.
Support Site: osoblanco.org
Philbert Slim
Philbert Slim #88551-008
FCC Coleman USP #2
PO Box 1034
Coleman, FL 33521 USA
Philbert is from Winslow AZ and is serving time in Florida for possessing a weapon, which it seems to us only qualifies as a crime for some folks. He is very close to his family, enjoys the outdoors, camping, fishing, basketball, softball. He is full blooded Navajo and has lots of tats. Philbert likes beading with an assortment of colors to make necklaces, bracelet and earrings. He is an avid reader and enjoys Stephanie Meyer, Anne Rice and Tony Hillerman; mysteries, suspense and thrillers. He loves all types of music, R&B, slow jams, metal, classic rock, oldies, rap, hip-hop, also pow wow and Native music. He has attended the Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has always been active in NA organizing and the continuance of Native culture. Philbert attended Kicking Horse Job Corp and received a certificate as a heavy equipment operator.
