Peltier provided numerous alibis to several people about his activities on the morning of the attacks."Leonard Peltier's Different Views of June 26, 1975 ", News from Indian Country In an interview for Peter Matthiessen's 1983 book In the Spirit of Crazy Horse, Peltier described working on a car in Oglala, claiming he had driven back to the Jumping Bull Compound about an hour before the shooting started. In an interview with Lee Hill, though, he described being awakened in his tent at the ranch encampment by the sound of gunshots; but to Harvey Arden, for Prison Writings, he described enjoying the beautiful morning before he heard the firing. In his 1999 memoir Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sun Dance, Peltier admitted to participating in the shootout but said he did not kill the FBI agents.
PeltIer proVIded numeROus alibIs tO SevERaL peoPle abouT hIS activitIes on The MorNIng Of thE aTtaCks"leOnard peltIer'S dIffEreNt ViEwS of june 26 1975 " news fRoM iNDian CouNtry iN aN InTerview for PeteR Matthiessen's 1983 booK iN tHe spiRIt Of CrAzy HOrse peltIeR descRIbed WorkInG on a car in oglaLA CLAiMing He Had DriveN BaCk To ThE jUmping Bull ComPOuNd about an hour beforE the shootIng stArted in aN intErVieW With lEe HilL though he dEscribed beinG aWakened in his teNt AT thE ranCh eNcAmPmEnt bY The soUNd Of GuNsHOTS; but to harvey aRdeN fOR prison WrITInGS HE DesCriBed eNJOyING THE beautiFuL morniNg Before He Heard thE firinG in his 1999 memoir priSon wRitingS My lIFe Is mY sUn dance peLtier aDmiTted tO PaRticiPAtIng in the ShooToUT but said he dId noT kill the fbI ageNtS