Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

February 19, 2025

Peltier is Home! Photos by Inila Wakan Janis


Leonard Peltier is Safely Home

Photos by Inila Wakan Janis


"This evening hundreds of Leonard Peltier's community showed up to celebrate his Homecoming and to share a meal together. Many relatives, family members, elders and children from the Turtle Mountain Reservation spoke for him and shared stories of their own decades long efforts. Just a grateful and proud witness to a beautiful moment in our shared history." -- Inila Wakan Janis, Feb. 18, 2025








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Historic Day, Leonard Peltier Coming Home
by Minnesota Star Tribune

Leonard Peltier enters Turtle Mountain with a raised fist.

"By the time Peltier’s caravan arrived in Belcourt to a parade of more than 100 people along the highway, the aging man in poor health was ready to go home to rest. The crowd waited for him at the Sky Dancer Casino to share his first requested meal of stew, but they carried on the celebration with song, drum circles and stories."

Read more https://www.startribune.com/its-a-historical-day-leonard-peltier-coming-home-tuesday-after-nearly-50-years-in-prison/601224731

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