Leonard Peltier
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 12, 1944
- Place of birth
- North Dakota, USA
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.
Movies with Leonard Peltier
- Incident at Oglala 1992 · ★ 7.2
- Free Leonard Peltier 2025 · ★ 6.0
- All Power to the People! 1996 · ★ 6.3
- Lakota Nation vs. United States 2022 · ★ 6.6
- No More Smoke Signals 2009 · ★ 4.0
- Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson 1999 · ★ 7.0
- Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier 1991 · ★ 10.0
- COINTELPRO 101 2010
- Who Bombed Judi Bari? 2012
- The Making of America 2026