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Leonard Peltier is a citizen of the Anishinabe & Dakota Nations who has been unjustly imprisoned for over 34 years. To the international community, Peltier's case is a stain on America’s human rights record. Amnesty International considers Peltier a “political prisoner” who should be “immediately & unconditionally released”.
To many Indigenous Peoples, Peltier is a symbol of the abuse & repression they have endured for so long. A member of the American Indian Movement, Peltier was wrongfully convicted in 1977 in connection with the deaths of two agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In 1985 & again in 1992, before the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals & when faced with proof of Peltier’s innocence, the government admitted that it did not & can not prove Peltier’s guilt. However, despite the courts' acknowledgment of FBI and prosecutorial misconduct in the case, Peltier has been imprisoned since 1976
A talented artist, Leonard Peltier often donates his artwork to human rights & social welfare organizations such as Trail of Hope(a Native American conference dealing with drug & alcohol addiction); World Peace & Prayer Day; the First Nation Student Association; & the Buffalo Trust Fund. Leonard Peltier has been widely recognized for his humanitarian works & has won the North Star Frederick Douglas Award; Federation of Labour (Ontario, Canada) Humanist of the Year Award; Human Rights Commission of Spain International Human Rights Prize; 2004 Silver Arrow Award for Lifetime Achievement; & the First Annual Red Nation Humanitarian Award in 2009. Also in 2009, Leonard Peltier was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the sixth consecutive year.
Be an army of one. Write letters, make phone calls, & fax your representatives in Congress. Ask them to support an investigation into this case & to release all case documents still withheld by the FBI. Don’t stop there! Also write letters, send e-mail messages, & telephone the White House. Tell President Obama to free Peltier. In addition, please write to
Attorney General Holder in support of an Executive Review of the Peltier case. Help educate others. Write letters to the editor of your local newspaper, hold video showings, & distribute literature in your area about the Peltier case. Contact us for resources, or copy & distribute this brochure! Donate to the LP-DOC. We facilitate the campaign to gain
Peltier’s release. Your sustained support is needed & appreciated! Get more information: www.whoisleonardpeltier.info
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