I stand before you as a proud man; I feel no guilt! I have done nothing to feel guilty about! I have no regreats of being a Native American activist. Thousands of people in the U.S., Canada and around the world have and will continue to support me to expose the injustices that have occurred in this courtroom. I do feel pity for people that they must live under such an ugly system. Under your system, you are taught greed, racism and corruption - most serious of all, the destruction of Mother Earth. Under the Native American system, we are taught all people are Brothers and Sisters; to share the wealth with the poor and needy."                                                                      from Leonard Peliter's courtroom speech   "February 6, 1997 marked Leonard Peltier's 21st year in captivity. During these years, the keepers of the Iron Houses of Greed have subjected him to some of the most hideous treatment imaginable in an unsuccessful effort to break his will and spirit, yet his warrior heart remains strong and unyielding, serving as an inspiration to us all. Peltier is an innocent man. He has committed no crime. He is the victim of a system of injustice which operates outside the moral boundaries that just people claim to live by.    Leonard is a Prisoner of War being held captive in his own land by the descendants of the very sea pirates who murdered his great grandmothers and great grandfathers, decimated his People and stole Mother Earth out from under their feet." By Standing Deer.....