‘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.
‘Free Leonard Peltier’ Review: Engaging Doc About Activist Accused of Killing Two FBI Agents in 1975 Is Timelier Than Ever
Directors Jesse Short Bull and David France have diligently assembled a potent history lesson about Leonard Peltier, whom President Biden pardoned.
Biden Grants Leonard Peltier Clemency in Killings of FBI Agents
Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
Celebration and criticism follow Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier’s prison sentence commutation
The 11th hour clemency of Leonard Peltier has touched off a wave of joy, but it also brings pain to those who believe he should remain in prison for murder.
Native activist Leonard Peltier to serve remainder of sentence at home after Biden order
President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist convicted of killing two FBI agents nearly 50 years ago in South Dakota. Peltier, 80, is a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in North Dakota.
Joe Biden commutes Leonard Peltier's conviction for 1975 killings of two FBI agents
In one of his final moves as president, Joe Biden announced the remainder of Leonard Peltier's life sentence will be commuted to home confinement.
‘Free Leonard Peltier': Surface-Level Doc about Imprisoned Indigenous Activist Could Have Gone Much Deeper
Sundance: Jesse Short Bull and David France's documentary about the American Indian Movement member who was imprisoned since 1976 for killing two FBI agents is a disappointment.
Who Is Leonard Peltier? 'Incident at Oglala' Has What You Need To Know
This Leonard Peltier documentary is narrated by the one and only Robert Redford and has a whopping 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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 ...
Rapid City Journal16h
Indigenous advocates gather to celebrate Peltier's upcoming release
Native people from across the country gathered in Oglala to celebrate Leonard Peltier's clemency and pray for his safe return ...
Letters for Jan. 29: Commuting Peltier’s sentence does not support law enforcement
Letter writers discuss Joe Biden’s commutation of Leonard Peltier’s sentence, safe gun storage, Donald Trump’s pardons, and federal workers being asked to ‘spy’ on ...
Biden commutes life sentence for South Dakota Native American activist Leonard Peltier
President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist who has been ...
Biden, on His Way Out the Door, Grants Clemency to Leonard Peltier
Leonard Peltier has his life sentence commuted by President Biden during one of his last acts in the White House.
Bureau of Meteorology9h
South Coast Forecast
A low pressure trough is crossing the southern, western, and central areas as a cold front passes to the south, with a cool, fresh, and gusty southerly wind change in its wake. The trough is ...
The News-Gazette6d
Pardons by Trump and Biden reveal distrust of each other, wobbly faith in system
A day that began with the outgoing president’s pardon of lawmakers and his own family ended with the incoming president’s ...