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Minnesota tribal leaders call for #Biden to commute #LeonardPeltier's sentence

by Melissa Olson, January 14, 2025

"A group of over 120 elected current and former tribal leaders from across the United States are calling on President Joe Biden to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, a longstanding political activist convicted in 1977 in the murder of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, according to a story first published Monday by HuffPost.

"Peltier is a member of the #AmericanIndianMovement, a grassroots Native American organization formed in Minneapolis in the late 1960s in response to police violence.

“'For the majority of his life, Leonard Peltier has been serving a sentence based on a conviction that would not hold up in court today and for a crime that the government has admitted it could not prove. Mr. Peltier’s continued incarceration is a symbol to Native Americans of the systemic inequities of the criminal justice system in America,' read the letter from tribal elected officials published on #NDNCollective.

"The letter was signed by over a dozen elected tribal officials in Minnesota, including president of the #LowerSioux Indian Community Robert Larsen, who verified the accuracy of the letter to MPR News, as well as Chair of #BoisForteBand of Chippewa Cathy Chavers and Chief Executive of the #MilleLacs Band of# Ojibwe Virgil Wind, who signed the letter as President of the Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes.

"Faron Jackson, chair of the #LeechLakeBand of Ojibwe, also signed the letter. Jackson spoke to MPR News while attending the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe annual state of the band address Tuesday.

"'I think it was an injustice from day one,” said Jackson. “He’s been sitting in prison for almost 50 years on a lot of circumstantial evidence that just didn’t add up to justice.'

"Peltier, a citizen of the #TurtleMountainBand of #Chippewa in North Dakota, is currently serving two life sentences at a federal prison in Florida. Peltier has maintained his innocence since he was first imprisoned."

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/01/14/minnesota-tribal-leaders-call-for-biden-to-commute-leonard-peltier-sentence
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Cracks in the ice. Big ones!

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Aerial view of a large a place where two large cracks in the ice are coming together on a very large frozen body of water. We can not see shore in any direction.

I just caught this one fresh today. Said both I AND the eagle.

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A bald eagle standing on ice over the carcus of a dead racoon.

One more photo of the ice heaves on Lake Mille Lacs. I love them.

This is the same day and general vicinity of the image I posted a few days ago.

See my archive here:
https://dronetim.simplo.site/gallery

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Ice heaves on Lake Mille Lacs. Large slabs of ice pusing against each other and up in the air 2' to 3' feet. Sky is blue and sunlight is reflecting off the smooth portions of the lake ice.

Politics on Ice.

I don't make the news, I just report it. ;-)

I love the unusual texture of the ice here and am disheartented by the fact that folks feel the need to publicly fly their political flag, even while ice fishing.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could all go out on the ice together and just get along.

#Drones4Fun #MilleLacs #Minnesota #Politics #darktable #CrowWing #DronePhotography

Aerial view of a half dozen 'pull behind' ice houses all attached to pick up trucks on a frozen lake. One can see lots of small chuncks of broken ice that have froze back together through the surface of the ice. The ice house in the foreground is flying an American flag along with one that say's "F--k Biden."

Sometimes Drones just give you the mobility to get the right angle or position. I like this image, because of it helps demonstrate the power and intensity of the ice on a lake of this size.

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Close up of a pile of large slabs of ice protruding from the surface of a frozen lake. We can barely see the other side of lake in the distance. The sky is blue with a thin veil of white clouds.

I passed my Remote Pilot Certificate test today for flying Drones under 55 lbs.

Today's photo was taken yesterday near the south end of Lake Mille Lacs.

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Aerial view looking over corner of frozen lake. Lake is bordered by forest covered in frost.

Is this one over processed?

Beautiful sunset tonight. Taken with drone, but from a very low angle.

I've had a couple of good drone days this weekend.

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Looking over a very large frozen lake at the sun just touching the horizen. Sunset is reflected in scattered clouds of an otherwise blue sky. Dark branches frame the view on either side of image.

This is Mille Lacs Lake from about 10 days ago. Recently, it's frozen over again and there is fresh snow. But, this much open water at the end of December was pretty unusual.

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Looking along the shore of a large lake. A strip of previously broken ice has frozen back together and further out we see smooth ice and then open water. The sky is blue.

This was about week ago. Drove by this lake today and it was mostly frozen over.

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Forest of bare brown trees in foreground. In background we see a very large lake cover with ice on left and right, but a strip of open water in the middle.

Growing up, we never saw Swans in this area. This summer, I've taken so many photos of Swans.

Here is a family with teenage children.

There were a total of 15-30 Swans within eyesight when I took this photo.

They were hanging out with small flocks of Canadian Geese.

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A family of 5 swans on a very large lake, three of which are visibly colored to indicate they are still young, despite being the size of their parents.

Fast Food Reflections

Interesting perspectives and reflections at twilight.

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Looking across a very still lake at a McDonalds restaurant just after dark. Lights in parking lot are bright and the yellow arches are reflected in the lake.

The water level on Mille Lacs Lake is low this year. This photo is from a few weeks ago.

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Looking straight down at the shoreline of Mille Lacs Lake. A two lane road runs along the bottom border of the photo, above it a thin line of green vegitation. Above that a uneven row of sand. The top two thirds of image is shallow water.

We caught a very clear video clip of a mountain lion passing through the backyard on a wildlife camera last night.

This is pretty wild! We're about 10 minutes from the Northwest corner of Mille Lacs Lake.

Mountain Lions are very rare in Minnesota, especially this part of Minnesota.

https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mammals/cougar/index.html

#Cuyuna #Millelacs #Minnesota #MNastodon #CrowWingCounty #Deerwood

A slightly blurry image of a mountain lion. Photo taken at night with yard light on.

On my #Drones4Fun (#90) adventure, one goal is adding a variety of images to the overall collection. Sometimes, it's not about sharing the best image of the day, but the one that will best compliment what I've already shared or bring something new to the collection.

Given how close I am to farm country, I don't have many agricultural photos.

This is along the north shore of Lake Mille Lacs.

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Left side of image is mostly green forests and swamps and the edge of a very large blue body of water. The right side of the image is mostly brown farm fields with light horizontal rows and circles that indicate tractor activity. In the distance a tiny plume of dusk suggests a moving tractor.

Isle, Minnesota on Lake Mille Lacs. I was passing through this afternoon and took this shot.

I don't have many #urban shots in my collection. Here is one.

;-)

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Aerial photo of the center of a small town on the shore of a very large lake. Photo shows about 6 blocks of downtown with blue water tower in the middle.

I think this is my last icy photo of the season.

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Large lake still largely covered with broken up ice with an island in the distance. Foreground has a patch of open water. Sky is partially cloudy.

This was about a week ago on the south end of Mille Lacs Lake. The migrating ducks were all over the place.

Most pelicans I've ever seen. They just pass through here.

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A group of 7 pelicans swimming on lake with many small ducks in background.

A couple of days ago I posted some photos of the piles of ice that accumulate as the ice goes off Lake Mille Lacs.

This is my official #Drones4Fun entry on that topic.

🙂

(See curated Drones4Fun collection here: https://dronetim.simplo.site)

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Just off shore a row of 6-8 foot piles of ice chips stand next to each other, on ice covered lake. In foreground is a dock, with some open water and a rocky barrier.

After an exciting winter of drone photography, I was so very much looking forward to the change of seasons. In particular, the breaking up of the ice on Lake Mille Lacs.

For a few moments, I was sure that I would miss it while attending #Midcamp in Chicago last week. However, I returned just in time and it's been great.

Too many good photos, not sure which ones to share. I love the mix of broken ice and open water in this bay near SE corner of lake.

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