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Summary: a necessary book
Review: PRISON WRITINGS brings the vital point of view of Leonard Peltier himself--often spoken of but rarely heard from. Peltier writes of the contexts which shaped his life, the impulses to activism through AIM, and the horrific miscarriage of justice perpetrated upon him. And aside from that, there is a beautiful and very moving description of an inipi, i.e. sweat lodge ceremony, which comprises the last several pages of the book, a section which I recommend for anyone who wishes to understand the logistics and the importance of this ritual. PRISON WRITINGS is a memoir, a treatise *and* a profoundly important accounting of the cultural connections which remain firmly in place for Leonard Peltier. I recommend this book vigorously.
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Summary: Leonard is one of this generations Hero's.
Review: Prison Writings; My Life is My Sun Dance by Leonard Peltier. A book written by one who has benn incarcerated for over 23 years for crimes he did not commit. A courageous man who cared for the welfare of his People, who still cares for his People. A brave man who risked his own life for his people. An honorable man, who maintains that honor in everything he does.As the old saying goes "every generation needs a Hero" and Leonard is definately one of our Hero's. Anyone and everyone who is concerned over the misjustice of our nations legal system and the continued road to extermination of our People, the forgotten minority, should stand in line to purchase this book, It is a book that is raw in emotion, pulls at your heart and leaves one in awe of his stength, courage and love he projects after all these year. He continues to soar. FREE PELTIER
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Summary: Humanrightsabuse-imprisonment of Leonard Pelltier
Review: Somehow, despite being an activist, I managed to shove concerns of who Leonard Pelltier was to the back shelves of my mind. I've stood up for other causes and have Native friends and thought probably, "it's all too much." In December, was it only December, I read Prison Writings which is honestly written, stark, heartbreaking, brave, all of the superlatives. By the time I finished the book, I knew Leonard Pelltier must be freed. An injustice must be righted. I think everyone in the United States should read this book and then take some action to express their voice on behalf of not only Leonard Pelltier, but all Native Americans who have suffered from twisted and distorted justice.
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Summary: Leonard speaks for a large chorus.
Review: This anthem of a book comes from the throats of thousands and thousands of wrongfully imprisoned people. I am a criminal defense attorney. I know. And now you know too. Learn the lesson of this book and live that lesson in your own way and this problem can be solved eventually. Thank you Amazon for letting me speak.
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Summary: Prison Writings By Leonard Peltier
Review: This book is a sad but true story of the hardships that many American Indians haved faced throughout the years. Although every thing seems to be better now, there is still a scar that will last forever beacause of the injustices that were comitted against the American Indian.S gi, Talking Leaves Native American Bookstore
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Summary: I have yet to find another book at once so sad and uplifting
Review: This book is more terrifying than any work of fiction, because it's real. The horrific events Mr. Pelteer describes happened practically on our collective doorstep. The man speaks from experience. His particular way of relating to the events around him is so readily accessible and vital I was finished the book and eagerly searching for more up to date information before I knew it. If you're at all socially aware, or even consider yourself to be a kind and compassionate person, you owe it to yourself to read this book. I can't recommend it highly enough. I'm buying copies for my relatives for Christmas. It's that good. Sometimes the most uplifting stories of all are also the saddest.
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Summary: This book is Inspirational
Review: This book not only gave me a deeper understanding of a man who has been wrongfully imprisoned for so long, it also made me look at my own life from a different perspective. Leonard Peltier is strong, wise, and still a fighter, where others would have given up long ago.
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Summary: This book is Inspirational
Review: This book not only gave me a deeper understanding of a man who has been wrongfully imprisoned for so long, it also made me look at my own life from a different perspective. Leonard Peltier is strong, wise, and still a fighter, where others would have given up long ago.
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Summary: Editor's Commentary on Leonard Peltier's book
Review: This book will shake the conscience of the Nation--and the world. It's a flaming arrow aimed at the circled wagons of American injustice. EDITOR'S NOTE: As I write this, just before Christmas 1998, the U.S. Federal Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, is in a state of lockdown and I'm out of touch with author Leonard Peltier--U.S. Prisoner #89637-132--just as his book is about to go into printed proofs. The Leavenworth lockdown was apparently caused by a fight that had nothing whatsoever to do with Leonard, yet he and all other inmates are being collectively punished. All personal belongings have been stripped from prisoners' cells. They've been allowed out of their locked cells only for a single ten-minute shower this past week. Just as I need him to give final approval to various details in the final edited manuscript, he's out of touch with the outside world--no visitors, no phone calls, no contact--period. No way of knowing for the time being how he's doing or what's been happening to him. The International Office of the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee is flooding the internet with appeals for his supporters to contact the prison and the Bureau of Prisons to inquire about Leonard's health and safety. They have already been flooded with calls, faxes and letters--and also threatened with a lawsuit--over the continuing denial of competent medical treatment for Leonard's jaw problems, caused by a childhood case of lockjaw and compounded by near-disastrous surgery in 1996 at the hands of prison doctors in Springfield Medical Facility. Rumors this past fall that prison officials would finally allow Leonard to be treated by doctors at the renowned Mayo Clinic have, as of this writing, proved groundless. We keep hoping. Meanwhile, Leonard's case has become a centerpiece of Amnesty International's 1998-1999 focus on human rights abuses in the United States. President Clinton--the one person who can free Leonard with the stroke of a pen, and has had five years to do so--is under his own onslaught at this moment, one more victim of an overzealous and vindictive prosecutor. The European Parliament as well as the governments of Italy and Belgium have passed resolutions calling for clemency for Leonard Peltier as well as for Congressional investigations into the circumstances surrounding his case and the whole era of the 1970's "Reign of Terror" at Pine Ridge--and government involvement in it. Many within the Canadian government are demanding that Peltier be returned to that country, from which he was fraudulently extradited by the U.S. government in 1976. I pray that Leonard will be a free man so that we will have the privilege of hearing his own words spoken from his own lips. Although often written in pain and darkness and isolation, those words--like the incandescent spirit of this extraordinary human being--shine through every one these pages. I want to thank Leonard for the high honor of being chosen to select, edit, arrange, and, on more than a few occasions, to goad the author into revealing even deeper levels of his thought and memory. I hope that this book, prepared under often trying circumstances for the past two years, will add to a renewed surge in public awareness that will not only help to free Leonard but will help to free us all from the kind of insidious injustice that has put him where he is--and kept him there for nearly a quarter of a century. We have all, every one of us, allowed it to happen. We must all join--yes, every one of us--and demand that it end. If, when you read this, U.S.P. #89637-132 remains a prisoner of injustice, then the time is NOW for you, too, to speak out and for you, too, to act. Every single one of us is needed. As Leonard has said, "We must each be an army of one." To mobilize your own voice and your own conscience, contact the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, P.O. Box 583, Lawrence, KS 66044 (lpdc@idir.net or 785-842-5774). To write Leonard directly (which I urge you to do!), his address is: USPL Leonard Peltier #89637-132 PO Box 1000 Leavenworth, KS 66048 In the spirit of Leonard Peltier. /Harvey Arde
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Summary: one man's journey
Review: This collection of poems and writings by Leonard Peltier was very moving. He does an excellent job of painting the feelings of incarceration. I don't believe the questions surrounding his life will ever be answered fully. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the AIM organization because I think he sums up the commitment that these native americans have to their people. The largest thought I came away from this book with was that Mr Peltier is willing to give his life to his people and not many can say that.
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