Native American activist Leonard Peltier, freed from prison, is welcomed on North Dakota reservation
Peltier, 80, grew emotional as he addressed about 500 people who gathered at a festive event to welcome him home to North Dakota, Wednesday, Feb. 19, on the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians' reservation.
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Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier welcomed home to North Dakota: "I'm so proud of the showing and support"
After spending nearly 50 years in prison, Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier has returned to North Dakota and a community event welcomed him home on Wednesday. Peltier was released from a high-security prison in Florida Tuesday morning and returned by ...
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Leonard Peltier heading home after release from prison; NDN Collective to host North Dakota celebration
Leonard Peltier, longtime American Indian Movement activist ... After fleeing to Canada and being extradited back to the United States, Peltier was tried in Fargo, North Dakota, and found guilty of both murders. Federal prosecutors later changed his ...
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Leonard Peltier returns to North Dakota 49 years after conviction
Leonard Peltier is on his return journey to Turtle Mountain. The Forum has a news team on site to document his return to North Dakota after 49 years in prison.
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Native American activist Leonard Peltier spent 50 years in prison. Now he's home in North Dakota
More than 50 years after a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation landed him in federal prison, Leonard Peltier remains defiant. He maintains his innocence in the deaths of two FBI agents in 1975.
‘Finally Free’: Leonard Peltier heads home to North Dakota
“Leonard Peltier is free!” Nick Tilsen, founder and chief executive at NDN Collective, said in the statement. “He never gave up fighting for his freedom so we never gave up fighting for him. Today our elder Leonard Peltier walks into the open arms of his people.”
‘I’ve come home’: Leonard Peltier returns to North Dakota homelands
The Chippewa activist was greeted by more than 100 supporters and family members who gathered at the border of the Turtle Mountain Reservation
Leonard Peltier remains defiant in AP interview, maintaining innocence and vowing continued activism
More than 50 years after a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation landed him in federal prison, Leonard Peltier remains defiant. Despite being convicted and sentenced to life in prison, he maintains his innocence in the killings of two FBI agents in 1975 and sees his newfound freedom — the result of a commutation from
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American Indian Movement members watch over ‘lekší’ Leonard Peltier
"It's a day of victory for Leonard and those of us who have been involved in the struggle with him for 40 or 50 years," Mitch Walking Elk said. “I’m an AIM member and this is historic for us."
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Native American activist Leonard Peltier, freed from prison, is welcomed on North Dakota reservation
BELCOURT, N.D. — Native American activist Leonard Peltier was defiant toward the government but grateful for his supporters as they welcomed him home to North Dakota on Wednesday, a day after ...