Leonard Peltier

About this episode

Nick Tilsen interviews Leonard Peltier about his life and struggle for freedom.

When Nick was 13-years-old he wrote Leonard Peltier a letter. In that letter he said he would fight for his freedom until the day he is free. In this profoundly personal episode, Nick sits down with Leonard to talk about his journey, his struggle, and what he means to the people. LEARN MORE: Support Leonard by buying his artwork: https://www.lphawkmanii.org/ Read about NDN Collective's effort to bring Leonard Peltier home: https://ndnco.cc/LpHome Watch the short film GIIWE about bring Leonard home: https://ndnco.cc/giiwe Follow the Free Leonard Peltier film: https://freeleonardfilm.com/ SUPPORT OUR WORK Support the For the People Campaign today! Your donation to NDN Collective directly supports Indigenous organizers, Nations, Tribes, and communities leading the fight for justice and liberation. Donate now to fund the frontlines, fuel the movement, and rematriate wealth. https://ndnco.cc/ftpcdonate NDN COLLECTIVE'S IMPACT: To learn about our big wins and hear stories from our grantees and loan relative across Turtle Island, read our 2024 Impact Report on our website at: https://ndncollective.org/impact-reports EPISODE CREDITS: Guest: Leonard Peltier Host: Nick Tilsen Executive…

People in this episode

Host: Nick Tilsen

Guest: Leonard Peltier

Topics covered

• Indigenous rights
• justice
• art
• personal journey
• activism

Keywords

• Leonard Peltier
• NDN Collective
• activism
• Indigenous rights
• artwork

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NDN Collective, Free Leonard Peltier film

Books & works: GIIWE

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