“I was like so many others passion-ately involved in trying to bring those truths to the world's attention. We did our very best to peacefully do that. The city, state, and federal governments did their very best to quell our efforts. They were used to using heavy-handed tactics to silence us.” WorldTryingStatesGovernmentUsedPassionEffortCitiesAttentionSilenceInvolvedHeavyFederal GovernmentTactics Author:Leonard Peltier
“The government and its prosecutors are continually trying to block my efforts to win my freedom and expose their judicial wrong doings; they systematically try to block me from obtaining FBI files which I know would exonerate me. I don't know the exact conditions of everybody else, but I do know that I have been denied adequate and proper health care and I suffer greatly from that.” KnowsTryingHas BeensGovernmentCareSufferingWinningEffortConditionsBlockHealth CareDeniedAdequateFilesFbiJudicialObtainingDoingsProsecutorWrong Doings Author:Leonard Peltier
“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” CountryPastEffortOpinionAimBusiness SuccessVenturePublic OpinionOrganizerBacklash Author:Leonard Peltier
“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.” PeopleWholeEffortRaceMovementIndianManifestationEntityDesperationAmerican IndianAdverseDiscreditAmerican Indian Movement Author:Leonard Peltier
“To heal will require real effort, and a change of heart, from all of us. To heal means that we will begin to look upon one another with respect and tolerance instead of prejudice, distrust and hatred. We will have to teach our children-as well as ourselves-to love the diversity of humanity....We can do it. Yes, you and I and all of us together. Now is the time. Now is the only possible time. Let the Great Healing begin.” WellsLooksHeartMeanChildrenRealTogetherTimeHumanityCan DoEffortHealingTeachDiversityRespectHatredPrejudiceOur ChildrenToleranceHealLook UpNative AmericanDistrustTeaching ChildrenCultural DiversityChange Of HeartHeal The World Author:Leonard Peltier
