Leonard Peltier

Born: 1944-09-12

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 has been imprisoned since 1977.


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Incident at Oglala

as Self
Released: 1992-05-08

On June 26, 1975, during a period of high tensions on the Pine Ridge reservation in South...

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Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

as Self
Released: 1991-11-01

An intimate exploration of the circumstances surrounding the incarceration of Native American...

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Lakota Nation vs. United States

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2022-06-11

Poet Layli Long Soldier crafts a searing portrait of her Oyate’s connection to the Black Hills,...

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COINTELPRO 101

as Self - Political Prisoner
Released: 2010-05-07

COINTELPRO 101 exposes illegal surveillance, disruption, and outright murder committed by the US...

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Who Bombed Judi Bari?

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2012-03-02

Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney were falsely arrested for car-bombing themselves on May 24, 1990...

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