Peltier's indictment and conviction have been the subject of much controversy; Amnesty International placed his case under the "Unfair Trials" category of its Annual Report: USA 2010.
Peltier is incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary, Coleman in Florida. Peltier's next scheduled parole hearing will be in July 2024. Barring appeals, parole or presidential pardon, his projected release date is October 11, 2040.
Early life and education
Peltier was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the eleventh of thirteen children, to Leo Peltier and Alvina Robideau. His father was Turtle MountainChippewa on his paternal side and French on his maternal side, and his mother was Dakota Sioux and French on her mother's side and Chippewa on her father's. Peltier's parents divorced when he was four years old. At this time, Leonard and his sister Betty Ann were taken to live with their paternal grandparents Alex and Mary Dubois-Peltier in the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa near Belcourt, North Dakota.
In September 1953, at the age of nine, Leonard was enrolled at the Wahpeton Indian School in Wahpeton, North Dakota, an Indian boarding school run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). He graduated at Wahpeton in May 1957, and attended the Flandreau Indian School in Flandreau, South Dakota. After dropping out in the ninth grade, he returned to the Turtle Mountain Reservation to live with his father.
Indigenous rights activist Leonard Peltier released from prison
Indigenous Rights Activist Leonard Peltier was serving life in prison for the deaths of two FBI agents. They were killed during a standoff on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota in 1975. Right before leaving office, former President Biden commuted Peltier's sentence. As Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield explains, Peltier is now heading home.
published: 19 Feb 2025
Life Sentence Commuted for Native American Activist Leonard Peltier
President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier. Leonard Peltier was a leader in the American Indian Movement, advocating for better healthcare, education, and jobs for Native and Indigenous people. Peltier was convicted of aiding and abetting murder in the deaths of two FBI agents. Peltier's conviction is not overturned by this presidential action. Commuting his sentence lessens the prison time and allows Peltier to be released.
published: 20 Jan 2025
Leonard Peltier : Murderer or Martyr ? (1987) - The Fifth Estate
Eric Malling reports on the case of Leonard Peltier, a Sioux Ojibway and a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) serving a life sentence for the murder of two FBI agents in a 1975 skirmish at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Malling examines the FBI's conduct with respect to the American Indian Movement (AIM) in general and Peltier in particular, such as their use of false affidavits to extradite him from Alberta and their suppression of evidence at his trial. Also examined is the extensive media coverage the case had been receiving in the Soviet media. Malling interviews Peltier who claims he was shooting in self defense and doesn't believe his bullets even hit the men who died.
Peltier remains incarcerated at a United States Penitentiary in Florida and is next eligible for paro...
published: 02 May 2017
Schatz Urges President Biden To Pardon Native American Activist Leonard Peltier
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, again called on President Biden to pardon Native American activist Leonard Peltier who was convicted of murder in 1977 following a controversial investigation and trial, which many civil rights leaders and legal experts have called unjust, including the U.S. Attorney who prosecuted the case. Since 2022, Schatz has repeatedly led colleagues in calling on the president to grant Peltier, who is now 80 and has been imprisoned for the past 49 years, clemency.
To hear more about what we’re up to, connect with us on:
X (formerly known as Twitter) → @SenBrianSchatz
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Indigenous Rights Activist Leonard Peltier was serving life in prison for the deaths of two FBI agents. They were killed during a standoff on the Pine Ridge Ind...
Indigenous Rights Activist Leonard Peltier was serving life in prison for the deaths of two FBI agents. They were killed during a standoff on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota in 1975. Right before leaving office, former President Biden commuted Peltier's sentence. As Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield explains, Peltier is now heading home.
Indigenous Rights Activist Leonard Peltier was serving life in prison for the deaths of two FBI agents. They were killed during a standoff on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota in 1975. Right before leaving office, former President Biden commuted Peltier's sentence. As Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield explains, Peltier is now heading home.
President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier. Leonard Peltier was a leader in the American Indian Movement, advocating for b...
President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier. Leonard Peltier was a leader in the American Indian Movement, advocating for better healthcare, education, and jobs for Native and Indigenous people. Peltier was convicted of aiding and abetting murder in the deaths of two FBI agents. Peltier's conviction is not overturned by this presidential action. Commuting his sentence lessens the prison time and allows Peltier to be released.
President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier. Leonard Peltier was a leader in the American Indian Movement, advocating for better healthcare, education, and jobs for Native and Indigenous people. Peltier was convicted of aiding and abetting murder in the deaths of two FBI agents. Peltier's conviction is not overturned by this presidential action. Commuting his sentence lessens the prison time and allows Peltier to be released.
Eric Malling reports on the case of Leonard Peltier, a Sioux Ojibway and a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) serving a life sentence for the murder o...
Eric Malling reports on the case of Leonard Peltier, a Sioux Ojibway and a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) serving a life sentence for the murder of two FBI agents in a 1975 skirmish at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Malling examines the FBI's conduct with respect to the American Indian Movement (AIM) in general and Peltier in particular, such as their use of false affidavits to extradite him from Alberta and their suppression of evidence at his trial. Also examined is the extensive media coverage the case had been receiving in the Soviet media. Malling interviews Peltier who claims he was shooting in self defense and doesn't believe his bullets even hit the men who died.
Peltier remains incarcerated at a United States Penitentiary in Florida and is next eligible for parole in 2024.
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Eric Malling reports on the case of Leonard Peltier, a Sioux Ojibway and a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) serving a life sentence for the murder of two FBI agents in a 1975 skirmish at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Malling examines the FBI's conduct with respect to the American Indian Movement (AIM) in general and Peltier in particular, such as their use of false affidavits to extradite him from Alberta and their suppression of evidence at his trial. Also examined is the extensive media coverage the case had been receiving in the Soviet media. Malling interviews Peltier who claims he was shooting in self defense and doesn't believe his bullets even hit the men who died.
Peltier remains incarcerated at a United States Penitentiary in Florida and is next eligible for parole in 2024.
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About the fifth estate : For four decades The Fifth Estate has been Canada's premier investigative documentary program. Hosts Bob McKeown, Gillian Findlay and Mark Kelley continue a tradition of provocative and fearless journalism. the fifth estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians – delivering a dazzling parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy.
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, again called on President Biden to pardon Native American activist Leon...
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, again called on President Biden to pardon Native American activist Leonard Peltier who was convicted of murder in 1977 following a controversial investigation and trial, which many civil rights leaders and legal experts have called unjust, including the U.S. Attorney who prosecuted the case. Since 2022, Schatz has repeatedly led colleagues in calling on the president to grant Peltier, who is now 80 and has been imprisoned for the past 49 years, clemency.
To hear more about what we’re up to, connect with us on:
X (formerly known as Twitter) → @SenBrianSchatz
Instagram → @SenBrianSchatz
Facebook → @SenBrianSchatz
Online → www.schatz.senate.gov
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, again called on President Biden to pardon Native American activist Leonard Peltier who was convicted of murder in 1977 following a controversial investigation and trial, which many civil rights leaders and legal experts have called unjust, including the U.S. Attorney who prosecuted the case. Since 2022, Schatz has repeatedly led colleagues in calling on the president to grant Peltier, who is now 80 and has been imprisoned for the past 49 years, clemency.
To hear more about what we’re up to, connect with us on:
X (formerly known as Twitter) → @SenBrianSchatz
Instagram → @SenBrianSchatz
Facebook → @SenBrianSchatz
Online → www.schatz.senate.gov
Indigenous Rights Activist Leonard Peltier was serving life in prison for the deaths of two FBI agents. They were killed during a standoff on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota in 1975. Right before leaving office, former President Biden commuted Peltier's sentence. As Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield explains, Peltier is now heading home.
President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier. Leonard Peltier was a leader in the American Indian Movement, advocating for better healthcare, education, and jobs for Native and Indigenous people. Peltier was convicted of aiding and abetting murder in the deaths of two FBI agents. Peltier's conviction is not overturned by this presidential action. Commuting his sentence lessens the prison time and allows Peltier to be released.
Eric Malling reports on the case of Leonard Peltier, a Sioux Ojibway and a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) serving a life sentence for the murder of two FBI agents in a 1975 skirmish at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Malling examines the FBI's conduct with respect to the American Indian Movement (AIM) in general and Peltier in particular, such as their use of false affidavits to extradite him from Alberta and their suppression of evidence at his trial. Also examined is the extensive media coverage the case had been receiving in the Soviet media. Malling interviews Peltier who claims he was shooting in self defense and doesn't believe his bullets even hit the men who died.
Peltier remains incarcerated at a United States Penitentiary in Florida and is next eligible for parole in 2024.
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About the fifth estate : For four decades The Fifth Estate has been Canada's premier investigative documentary program. Hosts Bob McKeown, Gillian Findlay and Mark Kelley continue a tradition of provocative and fearless journalism. the fifth estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians – delivering a dazzling parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy.
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, again called on President Biden to pardon Native American activist Leonard Peltier who was convicted of murder in 1977 following a controversial investigation and trial, which many civil rights leaders and legal experts have called unjust, including the U.S. Attorney who prosecuted the case. Since 2022, Schatz has repeatedly led colleagues in calling on the president to grant Peltier, who is now 80 and has been imprisoned for the past 49 years, clemency.
To hear more about what we’re up to, connect with us on:
X (formerly known as Twitter) → @SenBrianSchatz
Instagram → @SenBrianSchatz
Facebook → @SenBrianSchatz
Online → www.schatz.senate.gov
Peltier's indictment and conviction have been the subject of much controversy; Amnesty International placed his case under the "Unfair Trials" category of its Annual Report: USA 2010.
Peltier is incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary, Coleman in Florida. Peltier's next scheduled parole hearing will be in July 2024. Barring appeals, parole or presidential pardon, his projected release date is October 11, 2040.
Early life and education
Peltier was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the eleventh of thirteen children, to Leo Peltier and Alvina Robideau. His father was Turtle MountainChippewa on his paternal side and French on his maternal side, and his mother was Dakota Sioux and French on her mother's side and Chippewa on her father's. Peltier's parents divorced when he was four years old. At this time, Leonard and his sister Betty Ann were taken to live with their paternal grandparents Alex and Mary Dubois-Peltier in the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa near Belcourt, North Dakota.
In September 1953, at the age of nine, Leonard was enrolled at the Wahpeton Indian School in Wahpeton, North Dakota, an Indian boarding school run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). He graduated at Wahpeton in May 1957, and attended the Flandreau Indian School in Flandreau, South Dakota. After dropping out in the ninth grade, he returned to the Turtle Mountain Reservation to live with his father.