BELCOURT, N.D. — “Everybody was against him, but he survived, and he’s coming home.” On the eastern edge of the Turtle Mountain Reservation, the temps may have been cold, “I cried. Its everything I ever hoped for, to be able to see my grandfather, and let him be able to see my children who are standing here ith us, outside…
BELCOURT, N.D. (KVRR) — Leonard Peltier’s family is eagerly preparing to meet with their brother in Belcourt, North Dakota after he spent nearly 50 years in prison. His youngest sister, Sheila Peltier, invited people on social media to welcome him home on Tuesday. They have asked people to gather from the reservation line to Belcourt as Leonard drives in. The…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — “I’m going to start crying again.” As word was just starting to get around about their brother’s upcoming release from prison, Sheila Peltier was on the phone with her sister in Fargo. “Never been so happy in my whole life you know because my brothers, my big brothers, coming home,” said, Betty Ann Peltier Solano. Leonard…
