Leonard Peltier Released From 49 Years of Wrongful Incarceration!

Photo by Angel White Eyes for NDN Collective

Sumterville, FL – On February 18, 2025, Leonard Peltier was released from over 49 years of wrongful incarceration. Mr. Peltier is an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and will reside on his tribal homelands in North Dakota.

Upon Peltier’s request, NDN Collective is bringing him home to the Turtle Mountain community. NDN Collective and partners built upon five decades of organizing and led the advocacy that secured Peltier’s release. Tomorrow, the organization is hosting a celebratory event and community feed to welcome Peltier back to his homelands.

“Today I am finally free! They may have imprisoned me but they never took my spirit!” said Leonard Peltier. “Thank you to all my supporters throughout the world who fought for my freedom. I am finally going home. I look forward to seeing my friends, my family, and my community. It ’s a good day today.”

“Leonard Peltier is free! He never gave up fighting for his freedom so we never gave up fighting for him. Today our elder Leonard Peltier walks into the open arms of his people,” said Nick Tilsen, NDN Collective Founder and CEO. “Peltier’s liberation is invaluable in and of itself – yet just as his wrongful incarceration represented the oppression of Indigenous Peoples everywhere, his release today is a symbol of our collective power and inherent freedom.”

“This moment would not be happening without Secretary Deb Haaland and President Biden responding to the calls for Peltier’s release that have echoed through generations of grassroots organizing,” said Holly Cook Macarro, Government Affairs for NDN Collective. “Today is a testament to the many voices who fought tirelessly for Peltier’s freedom and justice.”

NDN Collective Hosted Welcome Home Event for Leonard Peltier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_ve1WrKY6k

Leonard Peltier's Homecoming Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF__STmW6Tk

Official LIVE Press Conference for Leonard Peltier!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KknoUSotX1k

The Official Leonard Peltier Ad Hoc Committee is raising funds for expenses related to retaining medical experts, accommodations, travel, materials, and other expenditures related to Leonard's medical care.

Please contribute what you can. Share this fundraiser.

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You can also donate via Cash App to: $PeltierOfficialComm

https://www.freeleonardpeltiernow.org/