More than 50 years after a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation landed him in federal prison, Leonard Peltier remains defiant.

The Forum was on-site to document Leonard Peltier's return to North Dakota, from the moment his plane touched down in Devils Lake to his arrival at Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation.

Leonard Peltier spoke at the event welcoming him home to North Dakota. . Full coverage of the

Free Leonard Peltier’ film debuts on heels of AIM leader’s announced prison release, celebration planned in North Dakota

Peltier was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the slayings of two FBI agents in 1975. He arrived home in North Dakota after he was released from a federal penitentiary in Florida.

The Turtle Mountain activist talks with a Cherokee journalist at The Associated Press in his first sit-down interview

Saturday is Bismarck Lark’s Ski Free Day and the Youth Ski Team Race. Leonard Peltier spoke to supporters Wednesday afternoon at the Sky Dancer Casino in Belcourt, a day after his release from federal prison. Both children were safely rescued and placed into protective custody.

“Leonard Peltier is free!” Nick Tilsen, founder and chief executive at NDN Collective, said in the statement. “He never gave up fighting for his freedom so we never gave up fighting for him. Today our elder Leonard Peltier walks into the open arms of his people.”