
Leonard Peltier
Birthday: 1944-09-12Birthplace: North Dakota, USA
Home Page: https://www.freeleonardpeltiernow.org/
Leonard Peltier is a Native American activist and a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) who, following a controversial trial, was convicted of two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of two FBI agents in a shooting on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. He was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment and was imprisoned since 1977. On January 19, 2025, the last full day of his presidency, Joe Biden commuted Peltier's life sentence to indefinite home confinement beginning on February 18, 2025. Peltier was released on that date.
Filmography
COINTELPRO 101
Character: Self - Political PrisonerMaking a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
Character: Self - Anishanaabe/Dakota (archive footage)Incident at Oglala
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Character: Self (archive footage)Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
Character: SelfLakota Nation vs. United States
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