Search Help

How does this work?
There are many ways to search the collections of the Freedom Archives. Below is a brief guide that will help you conduct effective searches. Note, anytime you search for anything in the Freedom Archives, the first results that appear will be our digitized items. Information for items that have yet to be scanned or yet to be digitized can still be viewed, but only by clicking on the show link that will display the hidden (non-digitized) items. If you are interested in accessing these non-digitized materials, please email info@freedomarchives.org.
Exploring the Collections without the Search Bar
Under the heading Browse By Collection, you’ll notice most of the Freedom Archives’ major collections. These collections have an image as well as a short description of what you’ll find in that collection. Click on that image to instantly explore that specific collection.
Basic Searching
You can always type what you’re looking for into the search bar. Certain searches may generate hundreds of results, so sometimes it will help to use quotation marks to help narrow down your results. For instance, searching for the phrase Black Liberation will generate all of our holdings that contain the words Black and Liberation, while searching for “Black Liberation” (in quotation marks) will only generate our records that have those two words next to each other.
Advanced Searching
The Freedom Archives search site also understands Boolean search logic. Click on this link for a brief tutorial on how to use Boolean search logic. Our search function also understands “fuzzy searches.” Fuzzy searches utilize the (*) and will find matches even when users misspell words or enter in only partial words for the search. For example, searching for liber* will produce results for liberation/liberate/liberates/etc.
Keyword Searches
You’ll notice that under the heading KEYWORDS, there are a number of words, phrases or names that describe content. Sometimes these are also called “tags.” Clicking on these words is essentially the same as conducting a basic search.

Search Results

My Life is My Sundance: Prison Writings of Leonard Peltier through the voice of Harvey Arden My Life is My Sundance: Prison Writings of Leonard Peltier through the voice of Harvey Arden
Date: 1/1/1999Call Number: CD 200Format: CDProducers: Mi Abuelo RecordsCollection: Leonard Peltier
My Life is My Sundance. The prison writings of Leonard Peltier (read from his book of the same name) Thru the voice of Harvey Arden (unfortunately no Leonard Peltier) and the music of Rev. Goat & the New Orleans Light. 12 tracks
Leonard Peltier- Plea for support at a Vigil Leonard Peltier- Plea for support at a Vigil
Call Number: PM 245AFormat: Cass ACollection: Leonard Peltier
This is a very brief speech given by Leonard Peltier petitioning for support to a group of people at a vigil. He discusses United States coercion and infiltration in convicting him. He talks about a United States/Canada conspiracy where they were acting in collusion to have him extradited. He calls for the support of all people and an immediate demand of freedom. This brief interview is immediately followed by native rhythms and sounds.
Incident at Oglala: The Leonard Peltier Story Incident at Oglala: The Leonard Peltier Story
Date: 1/1/1988Call Number: CD 383Format: DVDProducers: Michael AptedCollection: Leonard Peltier
Michael Apted's documentary is an investigative report on the case of Leonard Peltier, an American Indian Movement activist who was convicted of killing two F.B.I. agents in a 1975 shootout on the Pine Ridge reservation, in South Dakota. Peltier (who has been serving time for the murders since 1977) was railroaded by the F.B.I. The filmmakers concentrate on demonstrating that Leonard didn't get a fair trial. Apted guides us through this tangle of ambiguous evidence and back-and-forth legal maneuvering with patient, unobtrusive skill, and the cool rationality of his manner makes the movie's arguments seem all the more irrefutable. Narrated by Robert Redford (who is also the executive producer).
Leonard Peltier Case Leonard Peltier Case
Call Number: KP 173Format: CassetteCollection: Leonard Peltier
Leonard Peltier speaks about the unjust treatment of the Native American people and the case he wants to bring to the United Nations.
Crazy Horse Spirit Crazy Horse Spirit
Publisher: National Leonard Peltier Defense CommitteeYear: 1979Volume Number: Vol.2 AugustFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Leonard Peltier
the background of Leonard Peltier's trail, and the resistence of Native movements to demand his and other political prisoners rights.
John Trudell on Leonard Peltier John Trudell on Leonard Peltier
Call Number: KP 238Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Leonard Peltier
John Trudell explains the unjust imprisonment of Native American activist leader Leonard Peltier in Marion USP.
Leonard Peltier, 06/26/1990 International Day to Resist the Imprisonment of Leonard Peltier Leonard Peltier, 06/26/1990 International Day to Resist the Imprisonment of Leonard Peltier
Date: 6/26/1990Call Number: CV 001Format: CassetteProducers: KPFACollection: Leonard Peltier
Comments from vigil for Leonard Peltier, one America's political prisoners, collected by Dennis Jennings with American Indian Movement members Sid Welsh, Bobby Castillo, and Bedu Weesaw. Additional audio from Andrea Carmen from the International Indian Treaty Council 1986.
Call to US Commission on Civil Rights: Justice for Leonard Peltier Call to US Commission on Civil Rights: Justice for Leonard Peltier
Publisher: Media Island International and Leonard Peltier Defense CommitteeFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Leonard Peltier
Letter asking supporters to write to the USCCR to do an investigation of Leonard Peltiers trial and conviction. Sample letter included.
Free P.O.W Leonard Peltier/Gwarth-ee-Lass (Leads the People) Free P.O.W Leonard Peltier/Gwarth-ee-Lass (Leads the People)
Publisher: New York Prairie Fire Organizing CommitteeFormat: StatementCollection: Leonard Peltier
Discusses the arrest of Leonard Peltier, and attaining justice for Native Americans.
Leonard Peltier Leonard Peltier
Publisher: Leonard Peltier Defense CommitteeFormat: FlyerCollection: Leonard Peltier
Information about Leonards case and what you do to help.