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Leonard Peltier

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80 Years Old

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.

Born

North Dakota, USA on 12th September 1944

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Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae Image
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
Self (archive footage)
Lakota Nation vs. United States Image
Lakota Nation vs. United States
Self (archive footage)
Free Leonard Peltier Image
Free Leonard Peltier
Incident at Oglala Image
Incident at Oglala
Self
Who Bombed Judi Bari? Image
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
Self (archive footage)
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier Image
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
Self
COINTELPRO 101 Image
COINTELPRO 101
Self - Political Prisoner
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Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
Self - Anishanaabe/Dakota (archive footage)