Artist:  Leonard Peltier (b. 1944)
Title:  “Elder Of The Northwest”

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Dimensions:  14” x 18”
Date:  2016

Where Painted:   United States Penitentiary -  Coleman, FL

This striking painting portrays an elderly Native American man adorned with a bear hood, symbolizing strength, wisdom, and deep spiritual connection. Set against a serene oceanic backdrop, the image of a whale’s tail rising from the water adds a powerful element of nature’s grandeur and ancestral ties to the sea. The composition honors tradition and the profound relationship between Indigenous peoples and the natural world.