Leonard Peltier
Birthday: 1944-09-12 | Place of Birth: North Dakota, USALeonard 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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2012
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
as Self - Anishanaabe/Dakota (archive footage)
1992
Incident at Oglala
as Self
1991
