Leonard Peltier vows to continue fight for Native American rights after 49 years in prison

Описание: (28 Feb 2025)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belcourt, North Dakota – 25 February 2025
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Graham Lee Brewer, The Associated Press: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++
“I'm here in Belcourt, North Dakota, at the Turtle Mountain Reservation to speak with Leonard Peltier, who did an exclusive interview with the Associated Press after being released from prison after 49 years. Peltier was an active member of the American Indian Movement in the early 1970s and was on the Pine Ridge Reservation to provide protection to Native people there. He became involved in a firefight with FBI agents, where two lost their lives. After fleeing to Canada, he was extradited to the United States, where he was tried and given two consecutive life sentences.”
2. Various STILL photos of Leonard Peltier in AP interview at his home

ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Location unknown – February 1986
3. STILL portrait of Leonard Peltier in prison

ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Ogala, South Dakota – 29 June 1975
4. STILL photo of home at scene of fatal shootout

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
ARCHIVE: Location unknown – 1975
5. STILL portraits of special agents Jack R. Coler and Ronald A. Williams

ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Oglala, South Dakota – 28 June 1975
6. STILL photo of manhunt after fatal shootout

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belcourt, North Dakota – 25 February 2025
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Leonard Peltier, Native American Activist: ++COVERED++
“I didn’t kill nobody. Hell, I didn’t shoot nobody. And there’s no evidence that I did. They wanted revenge, and they didn't know who was responsible. And they said, put the full weight of the American government on Leonard Peltier, we need a conviction. And when they say that, you don't have no rights.”
8. STILL photo of Leonard Peltier during interview

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ARCHIVE: Long Beach, California – 1 July 1975
9. STILL photo from funeral for FBI agent Jack R. Coler

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ARCHIVE: Glendale, California – 1 July 1975
10. STILL photo from funeral for FBI agent Ronald A. William

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ARCHIVE: St. Louis – 12 September 1985
11. STILL photo from protest for Leonard Peltier at FBI office

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belcourt, North Dakota – 25 February 2025
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Graham Lee Brewer, The Associated Press: ++COVERED++
“Leonard Peltier was in his early 30s when he first entered federal prison. And now, at 80, he's experiencing a number of health conditions. And, of course, trying to adjust to world on the outside after nearly half a century behind bars.”

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Location unknown – Date unknown
13. STILL photo of Leonard Peltier

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belcourt, North Dakota – 25 February 2025
14. Various STILL photos of Peltier at his home
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Leonard Peltier, Native American Activist: ++COVERED++
“I've been out, what, a week? And I still, I'm having a hard time believing this is actually really happening for me. It’s all been a shock to me. And, I don't know, I, you know, I feel so honored that, you know, it's hard just not crying.”
16. STILL photo of Peltier’s belongings from prison on his nightstand
17. Various STILL photos of Peltier with copy of his commutation order
18. STILL photo of Peltier during interview
19. STILL photo of Peltier during interview
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Graham Lee Brewer, The Associated Press:
21. Various scenes from Turtle Mountain Reservation
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Graham Lee Brewer, The Associated Press: ++COVERED++
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Leonard Peltier, Native American Activist: ++COVERED++


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