Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts may have swept Super Tuesday but American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier won the California Peace & Freedom Party nomination in California yesterday.

With 91.4 percent of the precincts reporting, Peltier won 58.3 percent of the Peace & Freedom vote. He defeated rival Walter F. Brown, a lawyer from Oregon who had 41.7 percent of the party's vote.

According to the California Secretary of State, Peltier's support was strong statewide. But in Alpine County, which has a 15 percent Native population above the age of 18, the highest in the state, he got no votes. To view results, visit the Secretary of State website at http://vote2004.ss.ca.gov/Returns/pres/00.htm.

The California Peace & Freedom Party platform states that the party will "Honor treaties with Native American nations, recognize California's Native American nations [and] Defend and extend Native American rights and sovereignty."

Relevant Links:
Free Leonard Peltier - http://www.freepeltier.org
California Peace & Freedom Party - http://www.peaceandfreedom.org
National Peace & Freedom Party - http://www.peaceandfreedom2004.org

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