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Attorney
Eric Seitz Following the Peltier Parole Hearing, 28 July 2009
Part 1
Part 2
Day of Justice—A rally in support of justice for Leonard
Peltier was held in Fargo, North Dakota, on 28 November 2008. American
Indian Movement activist Russell Means was the keynote speaker.
"Incident
at Oglala"—View this documentary film, directed by Michael Apted and produced and
narrated by Robert Redford, in its entirety.
(Parts 1 and 2, Approximate
Runtime: 90 Minutes Total)
Incident at Oglala: The Leonard Peltier Story is available for purchase
from Amazon.com, or you may locate a VHS tape or DVD at your favorite
movie rental outlet. In addition, Amazon.com offers a downloadable, low-cost
digital version. Restrictions apply.
Interview with Bruce Ellison—The below interview with
Peltier attorney Bruce Ellison is provided by
DanielTV. The interview was conducted
in Canada on June 26, 2006,
by Daniel Gautreau. (Also availabe in QuickTime
format.)
Interview with
Duane Brewer in regard to FBI involvement on the Pine Ridge
Reservation during the "Reign of Terror" (video excerpt from "Spirit of Crazy Horse,"
a documentary by Kevin McKiernan).
Let the Great Healing Begin (51:38 Minutes, RM Format). A report with
interviews documenting the 4th annual Oglala Commemoration (June 26, 2003) to
promote healing among the people on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Provided by
Free Speech TV.
Peltier's Family Responds to 2005 Transfer.
This QuickTime video is of a July 12, 2005,
6News television interview with
Peltier family members in Lawrence, Kansas, after he was
transferred from USP-Leavenworth (Kansas)
to USP-Terre Haute (Indiana). Peltier was subsequently transferred to USP-Lewisburg
in Pennsylvania where he remains.
"Warrior" by Suzie
Baer
Cinnamon Productions, Inc.
"Warrior"
is the shocking true story of Leonard Peltier, the American Indian leader locked
away for life in a federal prison, convicted of the alleged murder of
two FBI agents during a bloody shootout on the Pine Ridge Reservation in
1975.
"Warrior"
takes us back to the violent confrontations at Wounded Knee and Pine Ridge in
the seventies, and then to today's Indian reservations where the government's
plans for uranium mining and waste dumping are still being heatedly resisted by
Indian activists. The heart of the film, though, is a detailed, painstaking
account of Peltier's harrowing odyssey through the American justice
system.
30 Days: Life on an Indian Reservation
(2008) Season 3 : Ep. 6 | (cc) | 42:35
Minutes.
Morgan Spurlock will leave America as
he knows it, without ever actually
leaving US soil, to live with a people
who many see as refugees in their own
country, when he heads west...
Alcatraz—View this KQED news report from Alcatraz featuring the
American Indian occupation of the island, on
November 24th 1969. Includes interviews with
John Whitefox, Richard Oakes and LaNada Means.
Oakes confirms there there is no outbreak of
hepatitis amongst the population and Whitefox
states they're determined to remain there for 10
years if necessary, to defend their property
rights. When LaNada Means is asked by a reporter
if their protest has any connection with the
Third World Liberation Front she replies: "Well,
this is a Native American struggle." She
describes the occupation as an attempt to make
the federal government honor the 1868 Treaty of
Fort Laramie and claims the failure of Walter
Hickel (Secretary of the Interior) to respond to
their November 20th proclamation was expected.
She also points out that whilst living
conditions for the protestors are very basic,
this is in fact: "Average for an Indian way of
life anyway. Now, I mean today."
"Challenges Facing 21st
Century Indigenous People"—On
02 October 2008, Former Chief of the Cherokee Nation and
Indigenous rights activist, Wilma Mankiller, was in Phoenix,
AZ, to give a presentation on the “Challenges Facing 21st
Century Indigenous People.”
U.S. Social Forum (June/July 2007). Indigenous Voices: From
the Heart of Mother Earth. Indigenous identity has
developed through the history, culture, spiritual
relationships, treaties and inherent rights of the Indigenous
Peoples to their land. From Alaska, to Hawaii, to other areas
of Turtle Island including the southeastern region, the
impacts of colonization and neo-colonialism in the United
States are deep and often devastating. The impacts are
manifested in today's organizing work in and outside of
Indigenous Nations, communities, organizations and
individuals. The road of the destruction related to U.S.
dependence on a fossil fuel regime and its link to climate
justice and human rights is critical in this organizing work.
We will share models of organizing strategies and how they
facilitate movement building and collaboration between
Indigenous and non-Indigenous organizing. (Provided by
Free Speech TV. Real Media Format,
90 Minutes).
KOLA/IPF Collection:
A compilation of interesting videos and music clips developed
by KOLA/International Peltier Forum.
Mashpee Wampanoag Sovereignty Conference: Phillip Deere, a
41-minute rare interview with Phillip Deere, influential and
respected Muskogee (Creek Nation) elder and Medicine Man, that
offers
insightful and
provocative views of American history and culture. Recorded in
1979 and digitally salvaged in 2005.
The Mato Paha.
Bear Butte Spiritual Forum: Religious Freedom and Human Rights.
The following 40-minute video is a segment from the “Mato
Paha-Bear Butte Spiritual Forum,” an event in 2007 that
brought together Traditional Healers (Medicine Men) and
Spiritual Leaders from many Tribal Nations to provide
ancestral teachings about the spiritual significance of Mato
Paha. It was the first time in decades that such a gathering
took place. Bear Butte is held sacred by the Cheyenne,
Arapaho, the Sioux nations, as well as to the Kiowa and
Arapaho, among others.
The Lakota believe it to be “the most
powerful land mass in their religion. They consider Bear Butte
sacred for its location near the Black Hills and due to the
fact that one can find the seven sacred elements – land, air,
water, rocks, animals, plants, and fire – surrounding the
Butte. The Lakota believe that Bear Butte is most sacred when
worshippers pray there with the Lakota Sacred White Buffalo
Calf Pipe.” To the Cheyenne, Bear Butte is the home of their
Culture, Language and Values. Henrietta Mann, interim
president of the tribal college located in Weatherford, Okla
recently shared the story of Sweet Medicine,
who “was said to have been raised by an old woman and banished
from the tribe after a crime of violence. After four years, he
emerged from present-day Bear Butte preceded by a powerful
spirit who burned sweetgrass to purify the world. Cheyenne
traditional tribal government, military societies, code of
law, rules of conduct and prophecies are attributed to him.”
Today, Bear Butte is threatened by economic development,
various types of pollution, and human desecration. To learn
more, visit
Defend Bear Butte on Myspace. There
are four more segments from the Forum at
humanrights.blip.tv.
is available for purchase
from Amazon.com, or you may locate a VHS tape or DVD at your favorite
movie rental outlet. In addition, Amazon.com offers a downloadable, low-cost
digital version. Restrictions apply.
