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In the Spirit of Crazy Horse is a nonfiction book by Peter Matthiessen that investigates one of the most controversial episodes in modern Native American and U.S. legal history. First published in 1983 and republished after years of litigation, it centers on the 1975 Pine Ridge shootout on the Lakota Pine Ridge Reservation, the deaths of two FBI agents, and the conviction of American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier. Matthiessen combines reporting, historical reconstruction, and legal critique to examine the violence, mistrust, and political pressure surrounding the case. The book is not simply a biography of Peltier or a courtroom narrative. It is a broader account of the FBI’s conflict with AIM, the aftermath of the Wounded Knee occupation, and the conditions on Pine Ridge that shaped the crisis. Its purpose is both documentary and argumentative: to challenge the official story, raise questions about due process, and place Native resistance within a wider history of federal power and indigenous struggle.