It is a written fact that our people had warned of all these consequences of wrongful environmental behavior since our very first contact with the non-Indians. There was a time when our elders used to say to us, "You can't… — Leonard Peltier Copy Share
They still don't want to admit to the world that this isn't the best and the fairest and most equal justice system. And that… — Leonard Peltier Copy Share Image
I would like to say, historically, from the very beginning, our people have time and again expressed the need for people to live in harmony with the creator, the mother earth, fellow man, and respect our brother's vision. In the past and the present, we have been respon-sible for the greatest gains; cultivated foods and medicines; democratic government, and many… — Leonard Peltier Copy Share
It is difficult for me to talk about some of these things without reliving the extreme emotions and loss one always feels for the untimely deaths of acquaintances, family and friends, all because they stood up against the unlawful tyranny of non-Indian America. — Leonard Peltier Copy Share
My supporters and family have limited resources, very limited resources; but the FBI has the unlimited resources of the most powerful government in the… — Leonard Peltier Copy Share Image
You can't believe one thing and do another. What you believe and what you do are the same thing. — Leonard Peltier Copy Share Image
If you look at the statistics regarding Native Americans, you will see that most of the tribes since the 70s have improved their economic… — Leonard Peltier Copy Share Image
I, however, fear that at some future point there will possibly be concerted backlash against us because of our successes in business and other… — Leonard Peltier Copy Share Image
I don’t know how to save the world. I don’t have the answers or The Answer. I hold no secret knowledge as to how… — Leonard Peltier Copy Share Image
Only one thing’s sadder than remembering you were once free, and that’s forgetting you were once free. — Leonard Peltier Copy Share Image
A political prisoner is someone who is out fighting for his or her people's rights and freedom and is imprisoned for that alone. — Leonard Peltier Copy Share Image
Silence,they say,is the voice of complicity. But silence is impossible. Silence screams. Silence is the message,just as doing nothing is an act. Let who you are ring out and resonate in every word and deed. Yes,become who you are. There's no sidestepping your own being or your own responsibility. What you do is who you are. You are your own… — Leonard Peltier Copy Share
What Bill Clinton did to us was cruel. The White House gave my attorneys indications that there was a good chance for my clemency… — Leonard Peltier Copy Share Image
