Leonard Peltier Defense Offense Committee - Live: Leonard Peltier International Tribunal on the Abuse of Indigenous Human Rights

3.10.13

LIVE:

Leonard Peltier International Tribunal
on the
Abuse of Indigenous Human Rights

Watch live streaming video here or from earthcycles at livestream.com.
Also streaming on Censored News.

Airtime: 9:00 a.m. (CST)

SCHEDULE AND PRESENTERS

(Subject to Change)

DAY 1 - OCTOBER 02, 2013

9:00 – 9:20 a.m. – Opening Prayer Ceremony

9:20 – 9:40 a.m. – Welcome

Dorothy Ninham, Director of Wind Chases the Sun, Inc., and Former Oneida Nation Judge

Lakota Culture, Identity, and History

9:40 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Introduction: Why We Are Here

William Means, International Indian Treaty Council

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Black Hills: From Creation to Annexation to Reclamation

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.: Charlotte Black Elk, Oglala Lakota Activist and Scholar
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.: Leonard Crow Dog, Lakota Spiritual Leader

BREAK: 11:00 – 11:15 a.m.

11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. – From Nation to Reservation: The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868

William Means, International Indian Treaty Council

Wounded Knee to the Pine Ridge Shootout

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Wounded Knee: 1890 and 1973

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre - Edgar Bear Runner
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. – 1973 Wounded Knee - 15 minutes each to Dennis Banks, Clyde Bellecourt, Madonna Thunder Hawk, and Larry Leventhal

LUNCH: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation: The Reign of Terror (1974-75)

2:30 - 3:15 p.m. – 15 minutes each to Rosalyn Jumping Bull, Eileen Janis, and Tom Poor Bear
3:15 – 4:00 p.m. – Kevin McKiernan, Director, “Spirit of Crazy Horse”
4:00 – 4:15 p.m. – Debbie White Plume

BREAK: 4:15 – 4:30 p.m.

The 1975 Pine Ridge Shootout

4:30 – 4:40 p.m. – Reading of excerpts: In the Spirit of Crazy Horse and The Tragedy of United States v. Peltier by Peter Mattheissen, (enter into evidence)
4:40 – 4:55 p.m. – Showing of excerpt: “Incident at Oglala,” a documentary film by Michael Apted; produced and narrated by Robert Redford (enter into evidence)
4:55 – 5:10 p.m. – Jean Roach, witness
5:10 – 5:25 p.m. – Dino Butler, witness

DINNER: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

7:30 – 9:00 pm – Screening of “Incident at Oglala,” a documentary film by Michael Apted; produced and narrated by Robert Redford.

DAY 2 - OCTOBER 03, 2013

9:00 – 9:20 a.m. – Opening Prayer Ceremony

9:20 – 9:40 a.m. – Day 1 Summary, Day 2 Overview

William Means, International Indian Treaty Council

The United States v. Peltier

9:45 - 10:30 - Extradition from Canada to U.S.

9:45 – 10:15 a.m. – Anne and Frank Dreaver
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. – Warren Almand

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. – Film: “I am the Indian Voice,” Claus Beigert

BREAK: 11:00 – 11:15 a.m.

The Trial of Leonard Peltier and Subsequent Appeals

11:15 – 11:50 a.m. – Bruce Ellison – Peltier’s attorney in 1970s
11:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – John Privatera – Peltier’s current attorney

LUNCH: 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.

2:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Trial witnesses/support group with roughly 30 minutes each to Dino Butler and Margo Thunderbird

Incarceration and Prison Conditions

3:00 – 4:30 p.m. – 30 minutes each to Dorothy Ninham, Nisé Guzman-Nekheba, and Lenny Foster
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. – Video: Bruce Smith, testimony as Guard to Leonard Peltier at Leavenworth

DINNER: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

DAY 3 - OCTOBER 04, 2013

9:00 – 9:20 a.m. – Opening Prayer Ceremony

9:20 – 9:30 a.m. – Day 2 Summary, Day 3 Overview

William Means, International Indian Treaty Council

International Solidarity Movement

9:30 - 10:45 a.m. - International NGOs and the Peltier Case

9:30 – 9:45 a.m. – Jack Healey, Former AI-USA Director; Director, Human Rights Action Center

9:45 – 10:00 a.m. – Debbie Jewel, AI-USA

Current Amnesty Statement – Evidence: http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/news-item/amnesty-international-public-statement

10:00 - 10:30 a.m. – Danika Little Child, International Indian Treaty Council Staff Attorney

10:30 – 10:45 a.m. – Yvonne Swan

BREAK: 10:45 – 11:00 a.m.

11:00 - 11:45 a.m. - Testimonials on Behalf of Leonard Peltier and Indigenous Rights - 15 minutes each to Carrie Dann, Western Shoshone; Manny Pino – Professor, Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico; and ACLU Speaker (TBD)
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Videos and Letters of Support from Human Rights Defenders

12:30 - 1:00 p.m. - Closing Arguments

Dennis Banks

LUNCH/JUDGES DELIBERATE AND PREPARE STATEMENT - 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

3:00 - 4:30 p.m. - Verdict and Recommendations Followed by Closing Ceremony

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