Leonard Peltier
Known for ActingBorn 1944-09-12North Dakota, USA
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
Incident at Oglala
1992 · as Self
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
2012 · as Self (archive footage)
COINTELPRO 101
2010 · as Self - Political Prisoner
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
1991 · as Self
Free Leonard Peltier
2025
Lakota Nation vs. United States
2022 · as Self (archive footage)
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
1999 · as Self - Anishanaabe/Dakota (archive footage)
The Making of America
2026 · as Self (Artist/Activist)