Leonard Peltier Honorary Scholarship
THREE-MILE CREEK SD - The Oglala Commemoration
Committee and Lakota Student Alliance is pleased to
introduce the Leonard Peltier Honorary Scholarship for incoming
freshmen at Oglala Lakota College. This scholarship will be awarded to
one student each year that has finished their General Equivalency
Diploma (GED) in good standing and plans to attend Oglala
Lakota College (OLC) to further their education.
The Award, in the amount of $250, is created in the
name of Leonard Peltier, Anishnabe activist and
acclaimed author of "Prison Writings: My Life is My
Sundance."
Only GED Graduates at Oglala Lakota College shall be
eligible to receive this scholarship. The applicant
(GED Graduate) must submit an application and Essay to
be considered by the Oglala Lakota College Scholarship Committee. The
Oglala Lakota College Scholarship Committee is authorized to select
the award recipient each year. The Oglala Commemoration Committee will
announce the Leonard Peltier Honorary Scholarship
recipient following the annual Oglala Commemoration
Event held each year in Oglala SD.
The Lakota Student Alliance and Oglala Commemoration Committee jointly
sponsor the Scholarship to honor and remember the lives lost during
the 1970's civil conflict on the reservation and to also raise
awareness toward the unjust imprisonment of AIM member Leonard Peltier,
currently jailed in Leavenworth Kansas.
Peltier's imprisonment resulted from answering a
distress call by Oglala Lakota Elders and victims of a
"Reign of Terror" ultimately resulting in a shooting
battle between AIM members and Federal Agents at the
Jumping Bull property.
The Elders called AIM for protection during the
historic 1970's era on Pine Ridge Reservation.
Lakota Student Alliance members hope this scholarship
will encourage GED graduates to further their
education and gain powerful knowledge for the common good of the
Lakota Nation. The LSA realizes the tremendous
barriers that often lead to painful choices by many Lakota
Tribal students. The GED graduates of the Oglala
Lakota Nation are mostly Single Parents with little income.
These parents took the initiative to better themselves
for their homes, and their communities.
Applications for the Leonard Peltier Honorary
Scholarship will be made available at the Oglala
Lakota College Registrar's office as well as the local College
Center Branches. The scholarship application will also
be posted online at the Lakota Student Alliance and
the Oglala Commemoration Websites.
We wish future scholarship recipients good luck in
their educational endeavors.
The Leonard Peltier Honorary Scholarship is a result
of fundraising efforts conducted by the Oglala
Commemoration Committee and the Lakota Student
Alliance in conjunction with the annual Oglala Commemoration
Event. We intend to continue this scholarship annually
with the help of considerate donors and individuals.
The Lakota Student Alliance website is
Lakota Student Alliance
For more information on the Oglala Commemoration
event
you can visit the website at Oglala Commemoration
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February 2005 Reports
Last updated on February 21, 2005