Leonard Peltier

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.

Known For

Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae

Incident at Oglala

Lakota Nation vs. United States

Who Bombed Judi Bari?

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

COINTELPRO 101

Free Leonard Peltier

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

All Movies (8)

• The Making of America2026 · as Self (Artist/Activist)
• Free Leonard Peltier2025
• Lakota Nation vs. United States2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• Who Bombed Judi Bari?2012 · as Self (archive footage)
• COINTELPRO 1012010 · as Self - Political Prisoner
• Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson1999 · as Self - Anishanaabe/Dakota (archive footage)
• Incident at Oglala1992 · as Self
• Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier1991 · as Self

All TV Shows (1)

• Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae2024 · as Self (archive footage)