Native activist Leonard Peltier to serve remainder of sentence at home [Video]

President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist convicted of killing two FBI agents nearly 50 years ago in South Dakota.

Peltier, 80, is a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in North Dakota.

Biden’s order is to take effect Feb. 18. A statement from Biden said Peltier should serve the remainder of his life sentence at home.

NDN Collective, an Indigenous rights organization in Rapid City, South Dakota, issued a news release Monday celebrating Peltier’s commutation. The release included a quote attributed to Peltier: “It’s finally over – I’m going home. I want to show the world I’m a good person with a good heart. I want to help the people, just like my grandmother taught me.”

Peltier’s sister, Betty Ann Peltier, welcomed the news.

“I am going to cook him the biggest meal I can,” she said. “Fry bread and foods he hasn’t eaten for years.”

She said her brother is suffering from …