Leonard Peltier's Words for the National Day of Mourning on Plymouth Rock

"Though they have entombed me in concrete and steel, I am a free man."
Leonard Peltier

The grandson of Dr. Herbert Waters, Jr., continued the tradition of his grandfather and read the statement of imprisoned Leonard Peltier sent to Native Americans in New England.

Statement of Leonard Peltier to National Day of Mourning, Plymouth Rock 2024

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Translation into French by Christine Prat

https://chrisp.lautre.net/wpblog/?p=8497

"Greetings my relatives, friends, loved ones and supporters. I am honored that you still hold me in your thoughts, believe in me."

"With stolen lives, and stolen labor, the king and queen of Spain fell in love with our children, and tried to end the slavery of American Indians. The colonizers used every loophole they could find. They did not want to give up the stolen labor of our people."

Freedom for Leonard Peltier Urged at National Day of Mourning at Plymouth Rock

Freedom for Leonard Peltier Urged at National Day of Mourning at Plymouth Rock

      Chali'Naru Dones, United Confederation of Taino People. Screenshot by Censored News.

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, November 28, 2024

During a day of revealing the genocide and slavery that the United States government is founded on, those gathered at the National Day of Mourning at Plymouth Rock urged release of Leonard Peltier, America's longest incarcerated political prisoner.

In Her Grandfather's Legacy: Kisha James Destroys the Myth of a Pilgrims Thanksgiving

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In Her Grandfather's Legacy: Kisha James Destroys the Myth of a Pilgrims Thanksgiving

"We are not vanishing. We are not conquered. We are as strong as ever." Kisha James, granddaughter of Wamsutta.

By Brenda Norrell, Nov. 28, 2024

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Kisha James, Wampanoag, began the National Day of Mourning on Plymouth Rock with the words of her grandfather Wamsutta, words that the settlers tried to silence, and the factual account of the first Thanksgiving: The slaughter of Pequot women and children.