Native American activist Leonard Peltier was defiant toward the government but grateful to his family and supporters as they welcomed him home to North Dakota, one day after his release from a Florida prison where he had been serving a life sentence in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.

Activists who have called for Leonard Peltier's release for nearly half a century welcomed him home Wednesday.

Supporters plan to welcome Native American activist Leonard Peltier back to his North Dakota community after his release from a Florida prison where he had been serving a life sentence in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.