Leonard Peltier
Acting • Born 1944-09-12
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.
Filmography
8 credits
COINTELPRO 101
Movie • 2010
Self - Political Prisoner
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
Movie • 1999
Self - Anishanaabe/Dakota (archive footage)
Incident at Oglala
Movie • 1992
Self
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
Movie • 1991
Self
Lakota Nation vs. United States
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Free Leonard Peltier
Movie • 2025
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
TV • 2024
Self (archive footage)