Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944) is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) who was convicted of two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in a June 26, 1975, shooting on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

Jan 20, 2025 · Today is a monumental victory – the day that Leonard Peltier finally goes home.” Judith LeBlanc (Caddo), executive director of the Native Organizers Alliance released a statement as well, saying: “Our hearts are full for Leonard Peltier, his family, and all of Indian Country as he finally gets to go home after nearly 50 years behind bars.

On June 26, 1975, FBI Agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams were murdered by Leonard Peltier at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. In 1977, Peltier was found guilty of...

Jan 20, 2025 · Just moments before leaving office, U.S. President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. Peltier...

Jan 20, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier will return home nearly half a century after he was imprisoned for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. President Joe Biden commuted Peltier’s sentence Monday following decades of community-led advocacy calling his imprisonment an example of the U.S. government’s mistreatment of Native Americans.

Jan 23, 2025 · Leonard Peltier is an American Indian activist who, after becoming one of the best-known indigenous rights activists in North America, was convicted in 1977 of having murdered two FBI agents. His life sentence was commuted by Pres. Joe Biden in 2025.

Jan 20, 2025 · President Biden commuted the life sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who was controversially convicted of murdering two FBI agents in 1975, within the final hour of his...

4 days ago · Deb Haaland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo and the first Indigenous Secretary of the Interior, led the investigation and has been a longtime supporter of Peltier’s freedom. Leonard Peltier’s return home cuts deep for Indian Country, exposing fresh and old wounds.

Jan 20, 2025 · In one of his last acts before leaving office, former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.

Jul 2, 2024 · Leonard Peltier was denied parole on Tuesday, meaning there’s likely only one other way the ailing, 79-year-old Native American rights activist will ever be released after serving nearly 50 years in prison: If President Joe Biden intervenes and commutes his sentence.