“With what sovereignty we have retained, we choose to decide for ourselves our needs in accordance with our values, exerting our rights of empowerment under those articles of the treaties.” NeedsValuesRightsEmpowermentArticlesSovereigntyTreaties Author:Leonard Peltier
“Ultimately, I would like to say yes, conditions have improved, but there is still vast room for more improvement; we are still the poorest of the poor. And we are still statistically considered to be extremely disrupted culturally, and have extreme health needs in many areas, as well as high suicide rates and infant mortality rates.” NeedsWellsStillsPoorRoomsConditionsAreasSuicideRateExtremesImprovementMortalityInfantPoorestInfant Mortality Author:Leonard Peltier
“I would like to say, historically, from the very beginning, our people have time and again expressed the need for people to live in harmony with the creator, the mother earth, fellow man, and respect our brother's vision. In the past and the present, we have been respon-sible for the greatest gains; cultivated foods and medicines; democratic government, and many other areas of concern.” PeopleMenNeedsHas BeensGovernmentEarthPastMotherVisionBrotherGainsAreasConcernHarmonyFellowsMedicineDemocraticCreatorFellow ManMother EarthDemocratic Government Author:Leonard Peltier
“There are so many things that we could do but education would be our primary need in this regard. And in obtaining this education we need to also educate ourselves and others to the truths that we have possessed from the beginning that allow men to live in harmony with one another.” MenNeedsWould BeHarmonyRegardPrimariesEducatePossessedObtaining Author:Leonard Peltier
“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.” PeopleNeedsWritingStillsGovernmentSupportInjusticeOfficialsExtinctionVergeGovernment Officials Author:Leonard Peltier
“United States Government needs to acknowledge and respect our sovereignty, treaties, traditional Native American values, and our human rights as a people, which under the law as written we deserve, and which should be protected.” PeopleNeedsShouldHumansStatesGovernmentLawValuesUnitedUnited StatesRightsWrittenDeserveHuman RightsTraditionalAcknowledgeNativeProtectedNative AmericanSovereigntyTreatiesState GovernmentAmerican ValuesUnited States Government Author:Leonard Peltier
“We need to do more than just what is right. We need to join together and right what is wrong.” NeedsTogether Author:Leonard Peltier
