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MAY 14, 2001 A spokesman for the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks on Friday said it was a mistake to nominate Charles Peyton for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial because he killed three Indians in 1908. As a result, the department is withdrawing its support for Peyton. However, Peyton's name has already been inscribed to the memorial -- located in Washington, DC -- and it may be impossible to remove it now. According to research done by the Salish-Pend d’Oreille Culture Committee, Peyton often used his position as a Deputy Game Warden to harrass Indians exercising their treaty rights. In 1908, he surprised and killed three Indians, including a blind elder, on a hunting party. Peyton's partner in the attack, killed a boy as well. The two might have killed more, before an Indian woman shot Peyton. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes has written a letter to the memorial, complaining about Peyton. Peyton's name is listed on the memorial's web site. Indian Country has its own police officer's memorial, dedicated to 78 Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal cops who have died in the line of duty. Included are the names of FBI Agents Jack Coler and Ron Williams, of whose murders American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier was convicted. According to the BIA, the pair are the only non-Indians on the memorial. When asked if the BIA has received any complaints about the two, a law enforcement official told Indianz.Com it would be an "omission" if they weren't enscribed in the memorial. The two were killed on the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1975. Get the Story:
FWP withdraws nomination of murderous warden from law enforcement memorial (AP 5/12) Relevant Links:
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial - http://www.nleomf.com
Law Enforcement Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs - http://bialaw.fedworld.gov Related Stories:
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Facebook TwitterMAY 14, 2001 A spokesman for the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks on Friday said it was a mistake to nominate Charles Peyton for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial because he killed three Indians in 1908. As a result, the department is withdrawing its support for Peyton. However, Peyton's name has already been inscribed to the memorial -- located in Washington, DC -- and it may be impossible to remove it now. According to research done by the Salish-Pend d’Oreille Culture Committee, Peyton often used his position as a Deputy Game Warden to harrass Indians exercising their treaty rights. In 1908, he surprised and killed three Indians, including a blind elder, on a hunting party. Peyton's partner in the attack, killed a boy as well. The two might have killed more, before an Indian woman shot Peyton. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes has written a letter to the memorial, complaining about Peyton. Peyton's name is listed on the memorial's web site. Indian Country has its own police officer's memorial, dedicated to 78 Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal cops who have died in the line of duty. Included are the names of FBI Agents Jack Coler and Ron Williams, of whose murders American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier was convicted. According to the BIA, the pair are the only non-Indians on the memorial. When asked if the BIA has received any complaints about the two, a law enforcement official told Indianz.Com it would be an "omission" if they weren't enscribed in the memorial. The two were killed on the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1975. Get the Story:
FWP withdraws nomination of murderous warden from law enforcement memorial (AP 5/12) Relevant Links:
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial - http://www.nleomf.com
Law Enforcement Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs - http://bialaw.fedworld.gov Related Stories:
BIA audit slams Omaha Tribe's police force (5/8)
Indian Country law enforcement face rollbacks (5/7) Norton listens to tribal police tragedies (5/3)
BIA Cops: In the Line of Fire (5/2)
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