A Quote by Leonard Peltier

Ultimately, I would like to say yes, conditions have improved, but there is still vast room for more improvement; we are still the poorest of the poor. And we are still statistically considered to be extremely disrupted culturally, and have extreme health needs in many areas, as well as high suicide rates and infant mortality rates.

Leonard Peltier

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Leonard Peltier
American - Activist
Born: September 12, 1944

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