{"id":30989,"date":"2023-02-15T05:00:47","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T10:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/2023\/02\/15\/native-america-calling-the-hope-for-leonard-peltier\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T14:11:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T18:11:43","slug":"native-america-calling-the-hope-for-leonard-peltier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/02\/15\/native-america-calling-the-hope-for-leonard-peltier\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: The hope for Leonard Peltier"},"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\">Wednesday, February 15, 2023<\/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\">The hope for Leonard Peltier<\/div>\r\nAs <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leonard_Peltier\">Leonard Peltier<\/a> enters his 48th year behind bars, his supporters and legal advocates are renewing the push to have him released through whatever means: clemency, pardon, or compassionate release based on his advanced age and declining health.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n Seventy-eight-year-old Peltier was first convicted of murdering two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation in April 1977. It was a complicated and controversial trial and he has been turned back from every legal challenge and political plea since. \r\n<P><\/P>\r\nEvery change in presidential administrations offers new optimism of a favorable look into his plight. His prominent supporters range from Mother Theresa to Pamela Anderson. His detractors include high-ranking judicial officials and the family of Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/news\/2022\/01\/28\/white-house-wont-predict-decision-on-leonard-peltier\/leonard-peltier-in-cell-at-leavenworth-6-92-jeffry-scott\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20484\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1077\" data-attachment-id=\"20484\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/01\/28\/white-house-wont-predict-decision-on-leonard-peltier\/leonard-peltier-in-cell-at-leavenworth-6-92-jeffry-scott\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/28\/leonardpeltier.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1077\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Leonard Peltier in cell at Leavenworth. \\n\\n6\/92 \\u00a9Jeffry Scott&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1254696328&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Leonard Peltier in cell at Leavenworth. \\n\\n6\/92 \\u00a9Jeffry Scott&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Leonard Peltier\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Leonard Peltier&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Leonard Peltier is serving two life sentences in federal prison for the June 1975 murders of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation. He is seen here in June 1992 at the U.S. penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas. Photo by Jeffry Scott&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/28\/leonardpeltier-1024x689.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/28\/leonardpeltier.jpeg\" alt=\"Leonard Peltier\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20484\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Leonard Peltier is serving two life sentences in federal prison for the June 1975 murders of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation. He is seen here in June 1992 at the U.S. penitentiary in Leavenworth , Kansas. Photo by Jeffry Scott<\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nToday on Native America Calling, we get an update on Peltier\u2019s status in prison and the efforts to maintain justice with:\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ruth4Nd\">Ruth Buffalo<\/a> (enrolled citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation), former North Dakota State Representative and the first Native American woman elected to the North Dakota legislature\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kevin-h-sharp-27b39a13b\">Kevin Sharp<\/a>, former Federal District Court Judge and the pro-bono counsel for Leonard Peltier\u2019s clemency petition\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/demain\">Paul DeMain<\/a> (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and Ojibwe descendent), journalist and former editor of News from Indian Country\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As Leonard Peltier enters his 48th year behind bars, his supporters and legal advocates are renewing the push to have him released through whatever means.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20484,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1,14],"tags":[955,3838,101,100,1573,3839,1654,243,133,3840,134,3841],"class_list":["post-30989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-law","category-national","category-politics","tag-aim","tag-anna-mae-pictou-aquash","tag-crime","tag-fbi","tag-inmates","tag-kevin-sharp","tag-leonard-peltier","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-paul-demain","tag-radio","tag-ruth-buffalo","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/28\/leonardpeltier.jpeg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-83P","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}