Posted by aboriginal skinrubber on December 07, 1999 at 23:04:33:
....from PRISON WRITINGS: MY LIFE IS MY SUNDANCE
Leonard Peltier, now in his 24th year of confinement, was wrongly convicted of the murder of two FBI agents and has been doing hard time ever since. Immortalized in Peter Matthiessen's bestselling IN THE SPIRIT OF CRAZY HORSE, Peltier remains in prison as his appeals for clemency languish on the president's desk, despite calls for his freedom from the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, the European Parliament and other prominent international figures (i.e. Rage Against the Machine)......
.....from CHIEF ARVOL LOOKING HORSE, 19th GENERATION KEEPER OF THE SACRED WHITE BUFFALO CALF PIPE
I....Arvol Looking Horse, ask that Peltier recieve blessings of the Great Spirit for his words to become etched in the minds and hearts of all people. I ask for his prayers to be answered that he might enjoy the freedom he sought for the People and that the wounds on his soul heal....I ask Tunkashila for Leonard Peltier to be set free, for him to enjoy his freedom once again....I call on each of you individually and personally, w/ every breath you take, to never cease in your efforts to free Leonard Peltier. I Horse Man, speak these words from my heart...praying for the return of our sacred lands....May peace be with you all. Mitakuye Oyasin--All My Relations
To learn more about Leonard Peltier or to see his artwork, done while inside Leavenworth,visit the site below: Thanks, and if you are touched by this man's plight then send a letter to the clemency effort at President Clinton's email address which is provided on the site. Thanks, Bill
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