Ward Valley Victory Celebration: For the Desert Tortoises, Sacred Running Trails and Future Generations

27th Annual Ward Valley Victory Celebration and Spiritual Gathering

For the Desert Tortoises, Sacred Running Trails and Future Generations

By Bradley Angel, Greenaction

Peltier Speaks on Turtle Mountain, Deeply Moved by Support

Peltier speaks to family and supporters at home on Turtle Mountain on Wednesday. Watch at https://www.kfyrtv.com/2025/02/19/live-leonard-peltiers-return-north-dakota/ 

Peltier describes how they tried to kill him in prison, while serving 49 years for something he did not do

Article by Brenda Norrell, Censored News, Feb. 19, 2025

BELCOURT, North Dakota -- Leonard Peltier was honored with an Eagle Staff, Star Quilt and Drum Song, as he was welcomed home to Turtle Mountain. Deeply moved by the support, Peltier described how they tried to kill him in prison, and how he survived during his long struggle for justice.

"I spent 49 years straight in prison for something that I didn't do, and was not really legally convicted of," Peltier said, speaking at the Sky Dancer Casino in Belcourt, a day after his release from federal prison.