Leonard: Political Prisoner

05/02/2025

From Public Enemy and Billie Holiday to Beyoncé and Rage Against the Machine, musicians across genres have spoken truth to power through their songs.

Here's a list of the 100 Best Protest Songs according to Rolling Stone.

Taking a cue from the Isley Brothers’ funky 1975 single “Fight the Power” and repurposing its refrain — “We gotta fight the powers that be” — Public Enemy crafted an angry yet focused new manifesto of resistance to serve as the intro music for Spike Lee’s 1989 comment on prejudice, D...

21/01/2025

Peltier supporters Rage Against the Machine have been in Leonard’s corner since the 90s. They have kept up the fight to Free Leonard since then, and their dedication has finally paid off.

The band are longtime advocates for the imprisoned Indigenous rights advocate, who was granted clemency at the end of Biden’s presidency

20/01/2025

WAY TO GO, JOE!!!

Biden commutes sentence for indigenous activist Leonard Peltier

03/01/2025

Discover the strange saga of America’s longest serving Indigenous political prisoner.

All 22 episodes of our award-winning podcast are out now wherever you get your podcasts.

*Named one of the best true crime series of 2022 by Apple Podcasts

**Winner of the 2021 Human Rights Digital StoryTelling Award from Duke University

03/01/2025

Radness on the Rosebud Rez 🛹🔥

What's the DIY capital of the world? It might be South Dakota's Rosebud Reservation with how fast they're adding new parks. Kanfoush and epic guest Pedro Del...

01/01/2025

In the waterways connected to the Great Lakes, researchers uncover boats that tell the story of millennia of Indigenous history.

In the waterways connected to the Great Lakes, researchers uncover boats that tell the story of millennia of Indigenous history

01/01/2025

We are closing in on a quarter million downloads. Thank you for supporting our award-winning indie podcast in 2024, and may 2025 finally bring Leonard his freedom ✊🏾

19/12/2024

The ​​National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) in partnership with Indigenous leaders sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Monday, December 16, 2024 urging him to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier.

NACDL President Christopher Wellborn penned the letter, explaining that Peltier’s case is a “stark example of systemic racism and injustice within the criminal legal system."

LG, Joe Biden!

The ​​National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in partnership with Indigenous leaders sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Monday, December 16, 2024 urging him to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier. Peltier, 80, who has spent nearly five decades in prison for crimes related to his invo...

07/12/2024

Free Leonard Peltier, Joe Biden. He's done more than 47 years in federal prison because of raw politics.

Thousands of people without political connections are also hoping for Joe Biden to pardon them before he leaves the White House.

25/09/2024

Sioux Chef Sean Sherman Named to The Independent’s Climate 100 List.

Sean Sherman, an Oglala Lakota chef and the driving force behind the nonprofit North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems , has been named to The Independent’s inaugural Climate 100 List.

14/09/2024

On September 12, 2024, Leonard turned 80 years old in Coleman Federal Penitentiary. Mr. Peltier has spent more than half of his life in maximum security prisons for a crime he did not commit.

For the full story on America’s longest serving Indigenous political prisoner, listen to our podcast ad-free on Wondery Plus. 22 episodes are out now 🎙️✊🏽🎧

17/04/2024

In light of the severe health conditions and medical needs of Leonard Peltier, join and in asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to free America’s longest serving Indigenous political prisoner. 

Call the US Justice Department’s comment line today and ask for Peltier’s compassionate release at 202-353-1555.