Open Letter to Our Comrade-Brother-Warrior Leonard Peltier
and the American Indian Movement
Revolutionary Greetings, Unity and Solidarity,
On behalf of the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (GC) [A-APRP (GC)], we honor the enduring legacy of our ancestors Kwame Nkrumah, Sekou Toure, co-founder Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael) and others including our revered senior organizer Bob Brown, whose revolutionary enthusiasm and life-long commitment continues to guide us.
In unity with the extended family of Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island, the American Indian Movement (AIM), and all comrades and allies worldwide, we celebrate the long-awaited release of our Comrade, Brother, and Freedom Fighter, Leonard Peltier. His return reinvigorates the centuries-old resistance against colonialism, imperialism, and oppression across the Americas and the globe. We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Native Nations in their unyielding fight for sovereignty, justice, and the reclamation of stolen lands and dignity.
The enduring bond between African and Indigenous Peoples stretches back over five centuries, rooted in shared resistance to colonial invasion since 1492. The solidarity between the (AIM) and the A-APRP (GC) has flourished for over 50 years, forged in the fires of collective struggle since 1972. This alliance, anchored in mutual liberation from colonialism, genocide, and systemic oppression, continues to inspire global movements for justice and sovereignty.
Comrade-Brother-Warrior Leonard Peltier stands as a profound symbol of resistance against over four centuries of European settler-colonial violence—a system built on apartheid, genocide, forced displacement onto “reservations,” and the betrayal of US treaties. We remember the brutality of December 26, 1862, when Abraham Lincoln orchestrated the largest extrajudicial mass execution in U.S. colonial history, hanging 38 Dakota warriors in Mankato, Minnesota, for defending their People and ancestral lands. Comrade-Brother-Warrior Leonard Peltier’s unjust imprisonment, spanning five decades, echoes this legacy of repression—an attempt to extinguish the flame of Indigenous resistance. Yet, the colonial regime’s efforts have failed.
As a leading, enduring visionary, Comrade-Brother-Warrior Leonard’s return to his People reignites an unbroken commitment to liberation. Despite enduring half a century as a political prisoner under U.S. occupation, his resolve remains steadfast: the fight for Indigenous sovereignty, dignity, and land reclamation continues.
Comrade-Brother-Warrior Leonard, we honor your sacrifices and unyielding courage in the global struggle for justice. Your resilience embodies the certainty of victory. We will continue to struggle to ensure that you will be free to continue the struggle from your home in the Turtle Mountains of Chippewa on the Anishinaabe occupied territory of so-called Minnesota.
Long Live the American Indian Movement (AIM)!
Our Struggle Continues— Our Victory is Inevitable!