Leonard Peltier

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

All 8Movies 7TV 1

Free Leonard Peltier

2025

Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae

Self (archive footage)

Lakota Nation vs. United States

Self (archive footage)

Who Bombed Judi Bari?

Self (archive footage)

COINTELPRO 101

Self - Political Prisoner

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

Self - Anishanaabe/Dakota (archive footage)

Incident at Oglala

Self

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

Self