More than 100 people gathered Jan. 25 on the Pine Ridge Reservation at the site of the June 26, 1975, shootout that left two FBI agents and a Native man dead ...
“Anger is a gift,” the caption of the post reads. “Leonard Peltier to be freed.” For reference, the band dedicated the song “Freedom” from their self-titled 1992 album to Peltie ...
The commutation will allow Peltier, who has long maintained his innocence in the killing of two FBI agents, to spend his remaining days in home confinement.
Jesse Short Bull and David France's documentary tells Peltier's story all the way through President Joe Biden's commutation.
Leonard Peltier was convicted of killing two FBI agents in 1975. President Joe Biden has sparked outrage after commuting the sentence of Leonard Peltier in a last-minute move before leaving office ...
I'll give him a big hug and a kiss." Betty Ann Peltier Solano's home in south Fargo is adorned with artwork and family photos depicting her brother Leonard Peltier, an Indigenous activist who has ...
There are Hollywood endings. And then there is the ending to the new film Free Leonard Peltier. Peltier had been imprisoned for well over 45 years when David France and Jesse Short Bull decided to ...
On Monday, band cofounder Tom Morello rejoiced and rededicated the song to Peltier, saying on X, "Leonard has become a friend over the years and I am so glad at 80 years old and in poor health he ...