The American Indian Movement and Leonard Peltier w/Ward Churchill | Rattling the Bars

Despite now spending 47 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit, Leonard Peltier continues to be denied parole by the federal government of the United States. Why has the US so obstinately refused to free Peltier, despite decades of international outcry? The answer lies in the threat posed by what Peltier represents-the demands of the Indigenous liberation movement for sovereignty and justice after centuries of US settler colonialism. Historian Ward Churchill joins Rattling the Bars for a discussion on Leonard Peltier, the American Indian Movement, COINTELPRO, and more.
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[@DeCleyre161]

Free Leonard Today.

[@user-ip3zc4pl4x]

Let this man out of prison now.

[@ranchodeluxe1]

You take him in? Where is he gonna go?

[@Turdfergusen382]

Thank you both for your time and words

[@perezfranklin]

The Native American Reservations should have full control of the mineral rights under their respective lands and NOT the federal government. That's simple free market principles.

[@yotinpimohktiw7766]

What’s a reserve when no European has ever conquered our land? What is a peace treaty? What are your rites under it? You can Google that. It will verify if you don’t believe me. Also another stunning;g fact, 55 billion indigenous people have been murdered since European contact less than 300 years ago. Not a long time ago. The institutions they unlawfully installed on our land are still functioning. Continuing the genocide.

[@Death-gate]

They don't want to admit it was their own agents who killed their agents

[@ranchodeluxe1]

Bullshit. There were only two agents on scene. Peltier was the only one with an AR15.

[@user-ok8ze6ki1b]

I am your sister from Yemen, and by Allah I only spoke out of hunger and distress. My mother, my brothers, and I lessons and tears. We are in a situation that only God knows about. God is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs for those who brought us to this situation. By Allah Almighty, I did not write this appeal out of distress and distress. Poverty, O world, they have felt it So, I hope for you. By Allah Almighty, Lord of the Great Throne, he ate what I had in the house. By Allah, my brothers, he is my brothers by sitting in the house. Who has no food? By God, we are in a very difficult situation. We have 4 people entering the house, and my father has died, and there is no one who can depend on us and who lives in it.We live in a rented house because we cannot pay the rent we owe. '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ''''''''''''' My brother, my first words are: I swear to God that I will not lie to you or deceive you. I am a Yemeni girl displaced from the war. My family and I live in a rented house in Al-Shahrab 20,000 Yemenis among us, and now we owe 60,000 for 3 months. The owner of the house is one of the people who does not have mercy, by God, my brother. He comes every day, insulting us, talking about us, and moving from the house to the street because we were unable to pay him the rent. The neighbors saw us crying and came back.They came back to talk to the neighbors and we were given the weekend. So we made him swear by God. He will take us out into the street. Have mercy on him and us. Our country is due to this war and we do not find food for our day, and my brothers and I live in a difficult life. Our father died, may God have mercy on him, and we have no one in this world who was with us in these harsh circumstances. My younger brothers went out into the street and saw...The neighbors eat and stand at their door in order to give them bread even if they break it. By God, to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, they closed the door and expelled them and came back crying. They are dying of hunger. No one has mercy on them and a holiday is returned. I have made a living, and now if one of us helps us with a kilo of flour, I swear to God, I am dying of hunger. My brother, I am an alien to God. Then, I ask you to help me for the sake of God. I ask you, by God, to love goodness and to help me, even if you can, by messaging me on WhatsApp.On this number 00967717354582 and ask for the name of my card and send it and do not be late and may God reward you with all the best, my brothers Sagar, see how they are and help us and save us before they throw us out in the street, you will be lost or we will die of hunger. My family and I ask you, by God, if you are able to help us, do not be late and may God reward you well..`/--~«««~~♡~♡~♡~~•~•~♡~♡~~♡~♡~♡~♡♡♡~~~~: ~:~¡~¡~¡~;I.i.i.i.i.i. i.I.|-◖︻︻^/°/'°^°€^•^•^°•|√|°|√😢🎉🎉😢😢😢😢😢😢😊😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@franzsohn7676]

Absolutely amazing work you guys are doing. Please, dont stop telling the truth no matter what the empire does.

[@matinahasgood8992]

❤❤ thanks for talking for Leonard Peltier to be free.

[@slammajamma5435]

Time to refresh and fight for justice. It’s never too late.

[@JeffM---]

Thank you, that was very interesting and informative.

[@lupedonley]

Justice system gets it WRONG too often!! 😢

[@joanlong4183]

You need to bring him back on. He has knowledge of things that need to be documented. There is almost no one left still alive with that knowledge. Lots of information about our government and those programs and how, why, and when they were developed, tested and so forth. He has knowledge that when he goes that will goeith him and possibly be lost forever. I got vancer and not much time, but I would give anything to dpen time listening to him for how ever long it takes for him to share it. Thank you guys for doing this video, on Leonard.

[@else3z13]

Thank you this conversation. My education here is lacking & I certainly need to remedy that.

[@joanlong4183]

Same here.

[@ranchodeluxe1]

I invite you to come here. I'll take you to Peltier's village. But don't be surprised to find you are wrong about everything regarding Peltier.

[@davidroberts-vo9ii]

May YA'OH be with you! 🙌🏿🙌🏿

[@rbj5767]

❣️⚡️

[@rbj5767]

❣️⚡️

[@terryconley5580]

#FreeLeonardPeltier #FreeMumiaAbuJamal #FreeAssange

[@TheNotary3]

The land America was in existence before so called fictional US.

[@welcometosemeticpalestine]

Land Back!

[@ranchodeluxe1]

For all you Peltier lovers, I have just three words. Anna Mae Aquash. (RIP)

[@letsdothisnow]

💯🚨🔥 Pine Ridge, September, 2018¡😔¡ The truth may never be known?? ⚔️🔥🕺🔥⚔️ 💯🚨🔥

[@yotinpimohktiw7766]

Never be scared to die. The creator smiles on those who are not afraid to do the right thing. You will be rewarded. The body dies after use. The spirit lives forever. Unless the great spirit deems you useless or harmful. Then it’s the lake for you.

[@Bolk584]

Free Peltier!

[@barbaragoulet6148]

Free Leonard now

[@yotinpimohktiw7766]

Trail of broken tears was a death march.

[@yotinpimohktiw7766]

It’s easy to give lots of money for a salary if you make up money and force the store to accept your paper for their goods.

[@TheNotary3]

America is the land.

[@yotinpimohktiw7766]

Indigenous means from that land. Wherever they are indigenous from. So yeah they have all the rites, under the creator.

[@isozero7265]

❤✌

[@yotinpimohktiw7766]

Where do you pull weeds from? The roots.

[@richardhobin2813]

Where is Chris Hedges?

[@ranchodeluxe1]

fired

[@geraldmantel4955]

We Amerikans took Native American land and as a result got our vast stock of nuclear bombs. A real "win-win" situation, to be sure ....

[@matinahasgood8992]

This is the second time of Parole

[@matinahasgood8992]

Free our elder Leonard Peltier now Enough is of Punishment Time to be free . Than gp back to review

[@matinahasgood8992]

Leonard Peltier is totally innocent and not guilty to all the charge. Because it's just a frame and blame .

[@briandane5612]

Bring back Chris Hedges

[@sergedaumas9717]

En Europe on nous fait croire que l' USA est le pays de la liberté, on doit se rendre compte que ça ne l'ai pas pour tous. In Europe we are made to believe that the USA is the country of freedom, we must realize that this is not the case for everyone.

[@davidlogat9338]

I won't forget Leonard . Bill Clinton, 1992

[@jcolwill]

I can do a great Ward impersonation.

[@yotinpimohktiw7766]

How did this land which is called Miskinak Ministik. Turtle Island. Become America?

[@eamar0509]

FREE THEM ALL 🐢🌎🐢🌎🐢🌎🐢🌎🐢 END OF WESTERN HEGEMONY THE AGE OF THE PEOPLES ✊🏿✊🏽✊🌍🌎🌏✊🏿✊🏽✊ From Jerusalem AlQuds in Occupied Palestine 🇵🇸☝️

[@yotinpimohktiw7766]

Free Leonard Peltier! Namoya tawaw moneyawak oti Miskinak Ministik. Kiwi semak. Europe sakastinohk ota. Awas.

[@yotinpimohktiw7766]

How did Europeans who speak European language like English, become Americans?

[@jeffarmstrong8894]

Why do some people insist on pronouncing Leonard's last name as the French would, instead of how he does, which is the usual practice when it comes to pronouncing one's own name. It comes off to me as patronizing and insulting to suggest he does not know how to pronounce his own name.

[@SpaceDolphinPosadist]

🪽❤️‍🔥

[@yotinpimohktiw7766]

If anything he is a pow but that’s not true either. They asked for a peace treaty to be signed. It’s written in English. Signed with an X.

[@geraldmantel4955]

This is why the US supports Israel ....

[@petedean1926]

🪶

[@Flags.crosses.trailerparks]

And how much would you care to offer the Indian relief fund, Mrs Custer? (He deserved it. And a LOUSY general.)

[@matinahasgood8992]

Black life matter

[@LiberatedIndigenousAborigine]

That man speaking is absolutely NOT aboriginal.

[@yotinpimohktiw7766]

If the United States is real, what states united? How are we Indians? Because the Europeans were lost? Hahaha.

[@RachaelHall-12.35]

Gawd you just don't present a proper image to make and hild interst. In the first (needlessly long, meandering and barely clinging to the point) sentence I figout what is necessary here... 1) this man is not lawfully jailed and the US Gov't owes him more than they can ever give, and 2) he needs a platform. But any commentary detracts from the really good points, diminishing it to nearly nothing.

[@kateoneal4215]

Let's not be too hard on the only person to talk about this subject in many years, Rachael.

[@RachaelHall-12.35]

@@kateoneal4215 you have a point. Because itbis an outrage

[@martylarson6911]

We all need to go back to or treats too. No one pays taxes anymore at all. No one buys hunting or fishing lisc anymore either. No limits on our game we get.

[@fuckbankers]

I hope that Gaza will not end up being Palestinian's Wounded Knee.

[@ranchodeluxe1]

Already is. I live about 90 miles from the Village.