Native American activist Leonard Peltier underwent surgery last week at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Peltier had been suffering for the last four years from a severe condition which caused his jaw to be frozen open 13 millimeters. X-rays taken on Monday, March 20 showed that Leonard Peltier suffered from ankylosis, meaning that his jaw was completely frozen and immobile. Peltier’s doctor reported today that the 5 hour surgery went smoothly and Peltier’s jaw has been returned to normal.