People
Leonard Peltier
- Name: Leonard Peltier
- Birthday: 1944-09-12
- Place of birth: North Dakota, USA
- Popularity: 0.001
Biography:
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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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Lakota Nation vs. United States as Self (archive footage) | 2022-06-11 |
| Who Bombed Judi Bari? as Self (archive footage) | 2012-03-02 |
| COINTELPRO 101 as Self - Political Prisoner | 2010-05-07 |
| Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson as Self - Anishanaabe/Dakota (archive footage) | 1999-01-01 |
| Incident at Oglala as Self | 1992-05-08 |
| Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier as Self | 1991-11-01 |
