BELCOURT, N.D. — Earlier this year, Leonard Peltier returned to his home in the dead of winter after nearly 50 years in federal prison, a world away.

Now, in the waning warmth of summer, his relatives from around the country flocked to the annual Peltier and LaFromboise family reunion to reunite with him.

Children played musical chairs with glee as one of the organizers, Sheila Peltier, played classic country tunes throughout the packed hall in Belcourt on Saturday, Aug. 16, about two hours northeast of Minot near the Canadian border.

The man of the hour, 80-year-old Leonard Peltier, was unable to make the trip from his nearby home on Saturday, his daughter said, because he was recovering from a recent leg injury.

The family made sure he wasn’t left out, however, and many went over t

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