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A Political Prisoner Is Someone Who Is Out Fighting For His Or Her People's Rights And Freedom And Is Imprisoned For That Alone.

My Continued Incarceration Has Served Some Good Purposes. My Defense Committee Has Served As A Training Ground For Other Organizers In Their Defense Of Freedom And Justice.

There Is Probably A High Percentage Of Native Americans As Well As Non-indians Who Feel That Participating In This Greater American Economy That You Mentioned Is And Has Become A Recipe For Disaster In The Long Term, Because The Response To Social And Environmental Problems Has Been Responded To With A Drug Mentality, Which Is To Say, Anything For The Quick Fix. And It Has Trained The Public To Always Believe They Are One Purchase Away From Happiness.

I Am Tired, I Want To Go Home. I Want To Continue My Art Work, I Want To Plant A Garden, I Want To Walk In The Forest, I Want To Walk In The Fields, I Just Want To Lie Down On The Grass And Feel The Sun Against My Skin. I Want To Be Able To Hold My Family Close To Me And Not Have Someone Tell Me Time's Up.

Silence,they Say,is The Voice Of Complicity. But Silence Is Impossible. Silence Screams. Silence Is The Message,just As Doing Nothing Is An Act. Let Who You Are Ring Out And Resonate In Every Word And Deed. Yes,become Who You Are. There's No Sidestepping Your Own Being Or Your Own Responsibility. What You Do Is Who You Are. You Are Your Own Comeuppance. You Become Your Own Message. You Are The Message. In The Spirit Of Crazy Horse.