Leonard Peltier
September 12, 1944 (80 years old) in North 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 has been imprisoned since 1977.
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- 2022 ·Lakota Nation vs. United Statesas Self (archive footage)
- 2012 ·Who Bombed Judi Bari?as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 ·COINTELPRO 101as Self - Political Prisoner
- 1999 ·Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertsonas Self - Anishanaabe/Dakota (archive footage)
- 1992 ·Incident at Oglalaas Self
- 1991 ·Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltieras Self