Biography
Nilak Butler was an Inuit activist who joined the American Indian Movement in 1974 and later helped found the Indigenous Environmental Network and Indigenous Women's Network. She worked for Native rights, political prisoners and environmental justice.
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Bail proceedings in her recorded testimony
Butler recalled tentative $100,000 bail after a prosecutor predicted a murder indictment. Her lawyer checked with South Dakota, which denied such an indictment was forthcoming; bail became $5,000. She remained jailed until supporters raised the money. This testimony does not establish an actual murder indictment, exact release day or complete custody total.
