"the People's Paths!" NAIIP News Path! - Invitation to An Honoring

Invitation to An Honoring
For the People Of Oglala
"A call for peace, freedom and reconciliation."

From Andy Mader, American Indian Movement
the People's Voice ~ Thursday, June 1, 2000

June 26, 2000 will mark twenty five years since the shoot-out on the Oglala Lakota Nation in South Dakota occurred, taking the lives of three people and dramatically changing the lives of many more. On June 26, 1975 a shoot out between the FBI and members of the American Indian Movement and others would culminate in the deaths of AIM member Joseph Killsright Stuntz and FBI agents Ronald Williams and Jack Coler. It would also result in a heightened climate of violence, intimidation and fear on the Pine Ridge Reservation, and the eventual unjust conviction and incarceration of AIM organizer, Leonard Peltier.
To mark the 25th year since the shoot-out occurred, survivors of the shoot out and the Pine Ridge reign of terror and many more who have been touched by its history, will gather in Oglala to call for peace, reconciliation, and freedom for Leonard Peltier.
Schedule for June 26 and 27, 2000
June 26
Sunrise Ceremony
Ceremonies to honor the people of Oglala and all of those who lost loved ones during the Pine Ridge Reign of Terror.
Traditional Feast Dinner
The ceremonies and meal will be held at Calvin Jumping Bull's property.
June 27
Sunrise Ceremony
Organizing meetings to free Leonard Peltier and to bring justice to those who lost their lives during the Pine Ridge Reign of Terror.
Youth Awareness Concert: Dine' (Navajo) Hip Hop artist, Natay will perform for the youth of Pine Ridge
The meetings and concert will be held at the Loneman School
Please come prepared to be self-sufficient with food and shelter. Camping will be available. To receive directions, information about the nearest hotels, and other preparatory materials, contact the LPDC. All are encouraged to bring gifts for the giveaway for the people of Oglala. (NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS)
For More information contact the LPDC: Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, P.O. Box 583, Lawrence, KS 66044, Phone: (785) 842-5774 ~ FAX: (785) 842-5796, E-mail: lpdc@idir.net Visit the LPDC web site.
By request of the LPDC, the Lakota Student Alliance will head up the concert on June 27th at Loneman School. Mr. Edgar Bear Runner, member of the Board of Directors for the LPDC; and Mr. Robert Quiver, Jr., founder of the Lakota Student Alliance, have asked Andy Mader to be the MC for this show and the kind invitation has been accepted.
Flyers advertising this event are available on the LPDC web site. The flyers can be printed for redistribution. It is hoped to see as many of you as possible at this important commemoration.
June 26, 2000 will mark 25 years since the shoot-out at Oglala occurred in 1975. After the shoot out ended, the people at Oglala underwent a period of heightened violence, fear, and intimidation by the FBI. People were threatened and intimidated, houses were illegally searched and ransacked, and the murders and beatings continued through the months that followed.
"The people at Oglala took care of us, they protected us, and they risked their lives for us over and over", said Jean Day who lived on the Jumping Bull property where the shoot out occurred.
For the 25th anniversary of the shoot out, Leonard Peltier, Jean Day, Nilak Butler, David Chief and others will honor the people of Oglala on the 26 and 27 of June. A Giveaway and ceremonies for Anna Mae Aquash, Joe Stuntz, and agents Coler and Williams will be held at Oglala. All are welcome to attend.

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