Season Two of “LEONARD: Political Prisoner” continues with Episode Two, “The Great Escape,” starring Lenny Foster, the former director of the Navajo Nation Corrections Project.
Summary:
Leonard Peltier’s spiritual adviser Lenny Foster recounts how he smuggled AIM leader Dennis Banks out from behind government lines in the dead of night, hours before the federal stand down on May 8th, 1973 in Wounded Knee, South Dakota.
Description:
To avoid the tragic fate of Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull who were killed after surrendering to the US government, AIM leader Dennis Banks was persuaded to leave Wounded Knee the night before the federal stand down on May 8th, 1973. The warrior selected to lead his escape party was Lenny Foster, a Diné Navajo who has since become Leonard Peltier’s spiritual adviser. Hear how Lenny was able to evade detection and smuggle Dennis Banks to safety with the help of the spirits.
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