As He Awaits Release From Federal Prison, Leonard Peltier Is Still in Danger, Advocates Say
The warning comes after the joyous twist of clemency for the Indigenous activist, as shown in a Sundance film premiering Monday.
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Leonard Peltier to Be Freed After Half-Century in Prison: “A Day of Victory for Indigenous People”
Leonard Peltier is 80 years old, has spent the majority of his life in prison. For decades, he has maintained his innocence over the 1975 killing of two FBI agents in a shootout on the Pine Ridge ...
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Biden commutes sentence of Indigenous activist who murdered two FBI agents: ‘Cruel betrayal to the families’
Leonard Peltier, 80, had been serving two life sentences behind bars but will now carry out the remainder of his time at home instead. He had been part of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians.
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Celebration and criticism follow Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier’s prison sentence commutation
Leonard Peltier, citizen of Turtle Mountain Band ... classmates on the Navajo reservation where she spent her early childhood years. “You know, ‘Your dad is a killer. Your dad needs to ...
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Family 'so happy, so relieved' as Biden commutes Leonard Peltier's sentence for 1975 killings
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 ...
‘Free Leonard Peltier’ Review: Doc About Imprisoned Indigenous Activist Is Timelier Than Ever, but Leaves Too Much Unexamined
Jesse Short Bull and David France's documentary tells Peltier's story all the way through President Joe Biden's commutation.
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Biden commutes life sentence for Native American activist Leonard Peltier
President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist who has been imprisoned for nearly 50 years. Peltier, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band ...
Commutation of Leonard Peltier's prison sentence sparks memories of stay in Springfield
Former reporter Mike Schilling recalls his Springfield prison interview with activist Leonard Peltier, whose sentence was ...
‘Free Leonard Peltier’ documentary hits festival circuit ahead of Peltier’s release from prison
Documentarians worked quickly to change up the ending of 'Free Leonard Peltier' after Biden commuted Peltier's sentence.
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Leonard Peltier to be no longer in prison
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier. He was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge ...
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'Free Leonard Peltier' is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. It's getting a new ending, just like its subject.
Leonard Peltier, the former American Indian Movement leader, center, had his prison sentence commuted by President Joe Biden before he left office. (Getty Images) ...
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Biden commutes life sentence of Leonard Peltier, Native American activist imprisoned for almost 50 years
Joe Biden, in one of his final acts as president Monday, commuted the life sentence of Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted of killing two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge ...