Leonard Peltier Medical Care Fundraiser

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United States

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On February 18, 2025, Leonard Peltier—member of the Chippewa and Lakota Nations—was finally released after more than 49 years behind bars, making him the longest-serving Indigenous political prisoner in the United States. While his clemency has been celebrated by advocates worldwide, it also highlights the urgent need for systemic reform to ensure fairness and equity in the US justice system. Leonard has endured 50 years of medical neglect. His health has been ignored for decades, leaving him with severe medical conditions, including an aortic aneurysm, poorly managed diabetes, muscular degeneration, prostate infection, and sleep apnea. He is also legally blind due to years of untreated vision problems and has gone over a decade without dental care. We are calling on Leonard Peltier’s supporters to ensure he receives the care he was denied for half a century. At 79, Leonard urgently needs medical treatment to ensure his well-being in his remaining years. After sacrificing so much, he deserves to spend the rest of his life in dignity and health. Leonard Peltier is a warrior and an inspiration to Indigenous Peoples throughout the world. He is a respected and revered Elder and a historical figure such as Sitting Bull, Geronimo, and Nelson Mandela. History will welcome Leonard Peltier as a true survivor and hero. To support Leonard, we are raising funds to cover his medical expenses and provide him with a trained German Shepherd service dog or guide dog. This dog will help him with mobility, balance, and blood sugar monitoring, while also offering companionship after so many years of isolation. Stand with Leonard Peltier. Support his healing and justice today. Background In the 1975 Pine Ridge shootout, FBI agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams were killed, along with Native American Joe Stuntz, but no action was taken for Stuntz’s death. Leonard Peltier was convicted for the agents’ deaths, despite his co-defendants being acquitted on self-defense. Peltier maintains his innocence, claiming he was nowhere near the agents, and believes he was framed. The case is seen as a symbol of systemic injustice against Native Americans.

Peltier’s sentence was commuted in January 2025, although he lives under home confinement conditions. The work is not done. Peltier’s case highlights ongoing struggles for justice and reconciliation for Native Americans in the US.

Thank you profoundly to Leonard Peltier’s people, for your love, your time, your respect, and your donations, for decades.

Leonard’s vision is severely compromised. Thanks to you, he can see a top ophthalmologist.

Leonard’s spirit is strong and he is doing what it takes to heal. Much of that requires healthcare that is beyond what government services cover.

You keep stepping up, as Leonard knew you would. He is grateful to all of you. He will say a few words when he comes in for a landing. Leonard is his own best advocate, and he is determined to find a treatment.

He is also determined to gain his complete freedom. He is grateful to be home, but is still being illegally detained. He says his new cell is awesome, but it is still a cell. The work will go on.

If you can donate to Leonard’s medical care any further, it is greatly appreciated.

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$10

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$10

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4 hours ago

$100

Michael Müllegger

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$15

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$50

John Heiden

5 hours ago

$25

Julie Jeatran

5 hours ago

$10

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$10

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$25

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$25

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$10

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$25

Batinah Dawdy White

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$50

Andrea Evans

9 hours ago

$25

Zuri Catalan

9 hours ago

$10

Kathryn Jennings

Is there a way to donate without a credit card?

4 days ago

Sherrie Dennis

Prayers up, tobacco down. Please feel better soon, and I’m so happy you’re home!

17 days ago

Joan Ratcliffe

Best wishes to you, Leonard. I hope the rest of your life is happy and healthy.

5 weeks ago

Lorraine Blake

Leonard, I’m so glad they released you after all of these years. What a price you’ve paid! May the truth come out and may you get the medical care you need to heal. God bless you!

5 weeks ago

Kathleen Keene

We love you, brother. I sent you a little money when you were incarcerated.

8 weeks ago

Opium Sabbah

Thank you so much, Katherine. Thank all of you.

2 months ago

Katherine Hanna

From Palestine with love and healing to you dear Leonard

2 months ago

Elijah Baz

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