In a sit-down interview, the Indigenous rights activist reflects on his nearly 50 years in prison, why he thinks Biden bucked the FBI to free him, and how tribes are “in danger” under Trump.
Tune into Native America Calling to hear from Leonard Peltier about his life following his release from federal prison.
Former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who had been imprisoned for nearly 50 years, on Jan. 20.
The formerly incarcerated Native-rights activist leaned on art-making during his decades in prison. Pardoned by President Biden last year, the newly freed artist discusses his paintings and his ...
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota, has been denied parole. The U.S. Parole ...
To many supporters, Leonard Peltier was a political prisoner unjustly punished for his activism with the American Indian Movement. To his critics, he is a remorseless killer of two FBI agents in 1975, ...
Nika and Madison, a fictional story of two Indigenous women on the run, and Free Leonard Peltier, a true story of an ...
Native American activist Leonard Peltier underwent surgery last week at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Peltier had been suffering for the last four years from a severe condition which caused ...
Leonard Peltier poses for a portrait at his home on the Turtle Mountain Reservation in Belcourt, North Dakota, on Sept. 4. Photo by Tailyr Irvine for HuffPost BELCOURT, N.D. — After living in a ...
BELCOURT, N.D. — After living in a windowless, concrete box for nearly 50 years, Leonard Peltier is discovering the little joys that come with being in a two-bedroom house of his own. He can see the ...