{"id":102975,"date":"2025-01-21T00:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T05:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=102975"},"modified":"2025-01-21T12:41:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T17:41:32","slug":"native-america-calling-its-finally-over-im-going-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/01\/21\/native-america-calling-its-finally-over-im-going-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: &#8216;It\u2019s finally over \u2013 I\u2019m going home&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, January 21, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"> <\/div>\r\nLeonard Peltier will spend the remainder of his prison sentence at home after the 11th-hour action by President Joe Biden. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nFriends, family and supporters expressed surprise and relief as they heard the news Monday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncai.org\/\">National Congress of American Indians<\/a> President Mark Macarro said Biden\u2019s decision comes after \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncai.org\/news\/leonard-peltier-is-going-home-a-step-toward-healing-and-justice\">50 years of unjust imprisonment<\/a>\u201d and is a \u201cpowerful act of compassion and an important step toward healing.\u201d \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nIn December, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncai.org\/news\/president-macarro-asks-president-biden-to-free-leonard-peltier\">Macarro personally asked Biden to take action on Peltier\u2019s behalf<\/a>. 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