Please join with us to stand for the rights of Indigenous Peoples and freedom for Native American Political Prisoner, Leonard Peltier as we wrap up the November Leonard Peltier Freedom Month Campaign. Clinton has declared November to be Native American Heritage Month and we are holding him to his word by pressuring him to release Leonard Peltier this year. Since November 1^st we have been carrying out a campaign to bring awareness to the case and to issues facing all Indigenous Peoples. Join us this Thanksgiving to pay respect o the Native Peoples of this land and to remind the public that injustices against Native Americans continue today. Let’s make the end of Leonard Peltier Freedom Month really count!

WOMEN FOR JUSTICE – LAFAYETTE SQUARE-WASHINGTON DC

10:00 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Indigenous women demand Leonard Peltier’s release. Women have always been a constant and important part of the struggle for Indigenous rights, but all too often the vital roles which they have played and continue to play is ignored and underestimated. Come listen to well respected women activists as they speak out about the case of Leonard Peltier and issues facing Indigenous Peoples. Speakers include Jean Ann Day, Jennifer Harbury, Pemina Yellow Bird, Kahn-Tineta Horn, Pam Africa, and Deborah Peebles. Special cultural presentation in honor of women and children will be presented by Deer Chaser, Wayquay, and the Colorado Sisters.

CALL TO ALL DRUMS! GATHERING OF DRUMS

10:00 a.m – 4 p.m.

The drum is the heartbeat of Indigenous cultures everywhere. All drummers and singers are invited to join us during the gathering of the drums—demand justice for Leonard Peltier.

CLOSING OF LEONARD PELTIER FREEDOM MONTH

5p.m. – 8 p.m. Vigil and closing prayer ceremony

As we all know, November 25^th is Thanksgiving Day. According to historical accounts, the first Thanksgiving was held by the Pilgrims to give thanks to God for their very survival in North America. They had been saved from starvation by kindly Native Americans who taught them how to survive in the new lands.. The Pilgrims, in turn, thanked the Lord and then proceeded to expand their claims on the land which continue to this day. Leonard Peltier is but one more of the most recent victims of this invasion. As people sit down to their dinners this year with family and friends, we ask them to think carefully about the treatment of all Native Americans and in particular about Leonard Peltier, who is again spending another holiday without his family and friends.

Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, P.O. Box 583, Lawrence, KS 66044 785-842-5774,   lpdc@idir.net

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