Leonard Peltier wrote a book that was released in 1999 entitled Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sundance. It's written in Leonard's simple straight-forward language, and contains no self-pity or regret. Instead the book focuses on the struggle that the Native American people still face in the world today, and insights he has gained during his imprisonment. Leonard likens his life in prison to the Lakota ceremony, the Sundance, where the dancer offers his own body and pain to help his people and gain enlightenment.