Native America Calling: Native activism marks victory with Leonard Peltier’s release

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Native American activism marks victory with Leonard Peltier’s release

As the notable 80-year-old American Indian Movement leader Leonard Peltier is scheduled to walk free from Florida’s Coleman Penitentiary, Native American activists are reflecting on the nearly five-decade push to get to this point.

Seven presidents passed up the opportunity to free Peltier, until President Joe Biden commuted his sentence to house arrest in the final moments of his term. Tune in to explore Native direct action from its militant beginnings to its current role in changing both legal outcomes and public opinion.

For listeners of Native America Calling, what does Peltier’s release mean to you?

A banner reading “Rise Up For Peltier” is seen in front of Lafayette Square, across from the White House, in Washington, D.C., on September 12, 2023.Photo by Indianz.Com (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Guests on Native America Calling

Dr. Robert Warrior (Osage), Hall Distinguished Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of Kansas

Lisa Bellanger (Leech Lake Ojibwe), executive director of the American Indian Movement

Ruth Buffalo (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation and Chiricahua Apache descent), president of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition

Janene Yazzie (Navajo), director of policy and advocacy for the NDN Collective

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