List of Leonard's achievements for Nobel Peace Prize letters
Chilli chillimoon63@yahoo.com.au 22 Feb 2004

Dear Supporters: When writing to the Norwegian Nobel Peace Institute to promote Leonard's candidacy, you will want to mention some of the good work he has done throughout his life. Please find text below. It is best to send letters via snail mail to the decisionmakers rather than emailing them. The address to send letters is: The Norwegian Nobel Institute
Drammensveien 19 NO-0255 OSLO, Norway

Leonard's Human Rights Achievements

* Advocate of peaceful resolution of all issues that deal with Native Americans; always taking a non-violent approach and argued for respect for rights of others.

* Has helped several prisoners rehabilitate themselves by advocating drug and alcohol free life styles while encouraging pride and knowledge in their cultures and traditions.

* Has been key in getting people from different tribes, with a history of animosity, to come together in peace.

* Has worked with Dr. Steward Selkin of New York (ear, nose, and throat specialist) on efforts to restructure health delivery systems on reservations. A pilot program on Rosebud was undertaken in order to document needs and requirements for delivery and care. This is known as the Leonard Peltier Health Care Reform Package, and the ultimate intent is to fundamentally alter health care delivery on reservations throughout the US. Substance abuse programs are an important part of this program.

* Has worked with professor Jeffery Timmons on a job creation/job training program to stimulate reservation based economics and investments in Native American business enterprises.

* Also worked with Professor Timmons on a youth entrepreneur program for reservation kids to teach them to learn how to establish and run their own businesses.

* In 1992 he established a scholarship at New York University for Native American students seeking law degrees.

* Instrumental in the establishment and funding of a Washington (state) Native American newspaper by and for Native young people.

* Has been the sponsoring father of two children in Childreach, one in El Salvador, and the other in Guatemala.

* Has worked to have prisoners' artwork displayed around the country and the world in art galleries in hopes of starting art programs for prisoners and increasing their self-confidence.

* Has sponsored several clothing and toy drives for reservations. Distributes to Head Start and halfway houses, as well as women's centers. Every year he has sponsored a Christmas gift drive for the children of Pine Ridge, SD.

* Organized and emergency food drive for the people of Pohlo, Mexico in response to the Acteal Massacre.

* Serves on the board of the Rosenberg Fund for Children.

* Donates his artwork to several human rights and social welfare organizations in order to help them raise funds. This most recently includes the ACLU, Trail of Hope (a Native American conference dealing with drug and alcohol addiction), World Peace and Prayer Day, the First Nation Student Association, and the Buffalo Trust Fund.

* By donating his painting to the Leonard Peltier Charitable Foundation, he was able to supply computers and educational supplies such as books and encyclopedias to libraries and families on Pine Ridge.

* By donating his paintings to the LPCF, he was also able to raise substantial supplies for the people of Pine Ridge after last year's devastating tornado hit and caused a multitude of damage on the reservation.

* He has been widely recognized for his efforts and has won several human rights awards, including the North Star Frederick Douglas Award, Humanist of the Year Award, and the International Human Rights Prize.