Person

Leonard Peltier

Acting · Born 1944-09-12 · North Dakota, USA

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.

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  Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae

  Self (archive footage)

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  Lakota Nation vs. United States

  Self (archive footage)

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  Incident at Oglala

  Self

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  Who Bombed Judi Bari?

  Self (archive footage)

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  COINTELPRO 101

  Self - Political Prisoner

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  Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

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  Free Leonard Peltier

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• The Making of America

  Self (Artist/Activist)

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  Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson

  Self - Anishanaabe/Dakota (archive footage)

• 2026The Making of AmericaSelf (Artist/Activist)
• 2025Free Leonard Peltier
• 2024Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie MaeSelf (archive footage)
• 2022Lakota Nation vs. United StatesSelf (archive footage)
• 2012Who Bombed Judi Bari?Self (archive footage)
• 2010COINTELPRO 101Self - Political Prisoner
• 1999Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie RobertsonSelf - Anishanaabe/Dakota (archive footage)
• 1992Incident at OglalaSelf
• 1991Warrior: The Life of Leonard PeltierSelf