We need to do more than just what is right. We need to join together and right what is wrong. Leonard Peltier More Quotes by Leonard Peltier More Quotes From Leonard Peltier I would like to say prison life at its very best and worst infinitely sucks. Leonard Peltier prison-lifeworstprison It is a written fact that our people had warned of all these consequences of wrongful environmental behavior since our very first contact with the non-Indians. There was a time when our elders used to say to us, "You can't function with one foot in the white man's canoe and one foot in the Indian's canoe." With these extreme environmental concerns taking place on the earth, mankind is all in the same boat. Or better be. Leonard Peltier whitefeetmen If you look at the statistics regarding Native Americans, you will see that most of the tribes since the 70s have improved their economic situation in some form. And this has been brought about by their aggressive assertion of their sovereign treaty rights. Leonard Peltier statisticsrightsnative-american I see, or at least it appears to me, that there is some concerted effort to discredit them, and categorize the American Indian Movement as some adverse entity, as opposed to it being a manifestation of the desperations of a whole race of people. Leonard Peltier effortracepeople I, however, fear that at some future point there will possibly be concerted backlash against us because of our successes in business and other ventures. I fear this because I see a concerted effort by writers across the countries to sway public opinions by past AIM organizers Leonard Peltier effortcountrypast My supporters and family have limited resources, very limited resources; but the FBI has the unlimited resources of the most powerful government in the world today. It's amazing that they haven't successfully had me assassinated since I have been in here. There have been plots uncovered in the past that I know of to have me killed. Leonard Peltier governmentpowerfulpast AIM in essence is a movement rather than just an organization. It is a manifestation of the desperation of our people. Leonard Peltier organizationessencepeople Our people still need support. Support us through writing your government officials. We are still on the verge of extinction, with continued injustices brought against us. Leonard Peltier governmentwritingpeople There are tribes, I should say nations, which prior to the AIM movement had only ten or fifteen employees, and now have upwards of 2000. There are educational programs that didn't exist before, there are housing programs, health programs, senior citizen programs, cultural programs and the list goes on. It's all because some people stood up and said sovereignty is our right by treaty and the constitution says treaty law is the supreme law of the land. Leonard Peltier senioreducationallaw What Bill Clinton did to us was cruel. The White House gave my attorneys indications that there was a good chance for my clemency to be granted. I had to prepare myself for being released because there was no sign that my petition would be denied. Leonard Peltier goodmyselfchancewhite
