Edgar Bear Runner

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Full name:Edgar Donroy Bear Runner
Date of birth:28. 05. 1951
Date of death:04. 07. 2021
Age:70† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:Native American
Era:1970s
State:South Dakota
Support
Indigenous Sovereignty American Indian Movement
Edgar Bear Runner

Biography

Edgar Bear Runner was an Oglala Lakota activist with the American Indian Movement. He was arrested and charged with "rioting to obstruct justice" for the February 6, 1973 protest at the Custer County Courthouse in South Dakota and was acquitted by a jury, later facing related state prosecutions in South Dakota and Nebraska. He played a notable role as a negotiator during the 1975 Jumping Bull ranch incident at Pine Ridge.

Case

Charges: Rioting to obstruct justice
Arrested: Feb 6, 1973
Sentence: Charges as recorded: Rioting to obstruct justice — the February 6, 1973 Custer County Courthouse protest (AIM); also charged in related 1976 South Dakota and Nebraska cases
Convicted: No — acquitted

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