Arlo Looking Cloud
| Arlo Looking Cloud | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Fritz Arlo Looking Cloud March 25, 1954 |
| Nationality | American Indian |
| Occupation | Activist |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Organization | American Indian Movement |
| Known for | Murder of AIM Activist Anna Mae Aquash |
| Relatives |
American Horse (relative) Johnny Looking Cloud (father) Joe American Horse, Sr. (Grandfather) Richard Two Elk (adopted brother) |
| Website | Friends and Supporters of Arlo Looking Cloud |
Arlo Looking Cloud was a Native American activist. He is perhaps best known for his involvement with the murder of fellow American Indian Movement activist Anna Mae Aquash.
Looking Cloud is a Lakota Sioux who grew up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash was a female activist within the ranks of the American Indian Movement. On 12 December 1975, Looking Cloud, along with Theda Nelson Clarke and John 'John Boy Patton' Graham, force Aquash into the back of a car and drive her to a remote part of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where Aquash is shot execution style in the back of the head and left to die. Her body was discovered on 24 February 1976 on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation at the bottom of a ravine located in close proximity to an isolated highway. Aquash was revealed to have been executed using a gun, as the autopsy showed that the muzzle of the gun had been pressed into the back of her neck. The coroner's report indicated that in addition to the fatal gunshot wound, exposure contributed to the death of Aquash.
On 27 March 2003, Looking Cloud, who was a 49-year-old homeless man, was seen walking down Colfax Avenue by Denver police detective, Abe Alonzo. Looking Cloud was subsequently arrested on a warrant issued by federal authorities in South Dakota, in which Looking Cloud and another man were accused of shooting Pictou-Aquash during a kidnapping in December 1975 near Wanblee, South Dakota.
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