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International Indian Treaty Council CONSEJO INTERNACIONAL DE TRATADOS INDIOS | |||||||
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| STATEMENT OF LEONARD PELTIER
Aho my friends and supporters with the Treaty Council,
I want to thank you all very much for the support you have given me over the years as I sit in solitary confinement and refl
As you already know by now, on June 30, 2005, I was transferred from Leavenworth Facility, to Terre Haute USP Facility. I was transferred without a notifi
I am presently confined to a cell that is approximately 8’X8’ that has a window that is covered from the outside with an elaborate shield that allows me to see 2-3 inches of the sky out of the top and 2-3 inches of the ground. All prisoners are supposed to get at least one hour of sunlight or outdoors and so I am taken from my cell to what is
I wish to thank you very much for considering a resolution on my behalf. The resolution is a great piece of work and I thank all of you who had a hand in preparing it. It heartens me to know that the Council works hard on seeking justice not only for me, but on issues affecting all of our peoples. I had hoped to have my attorney, Barry Bachrach, make a presentation to you updating you on the things that are being done on my behalf and how your support is needed now more than ever. However, it is essential I meet with him and so he will be here with me on Friday, the day that my issues will be discussed. Yet, he has indi
Len Foster, my long time spiritual advisor and good friend, has offered to read my statement to you. He is a re
There are many things being done for me by the legal team and the LPDC. The LPDC has recently been reconstituted and I believe that we have a powerful team with whom you
You are all important wonderful people. Go forward and push for the rights to which are people are entitled, for the way of life we deserve. It will be done. Together we will do it. I pray to join you and become part of the oneness which will empower us to achieve the goals you have established and will establish.
In the Spirit of Crazy Horse,
Leonard Peltier
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