‘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.
ICT News on MSN2d
‘Today we rejoice’: Leonard Peltier supporters gather to pray, celebrate
More than 100 people gathered Jan. 25 on the Pine Ridge Reservation at the site of the June 26, 1975, shootout that left two ...
Cape, Island tribal members on Leonard Peltier commutation. 'Didn't want to die in prison'
Peltier is expected to be released from U.S. Penitentiary Federal Correctional Complex in Coleman, Florida, in mid-February.
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 commuted by Joe Biden.
Lincoln Journal Star4d
Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier
Just moments before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. Peltier was ...
The Virginian-Pilot3d
Letters for Jan. 29: Commuting Peltier’s sentence does not support law enforcement
President Joe Biden’s commutation of murderer Leonard Peltier’s life sentence is a stab in the back to every law enforcement officer in the country. In 1975, FBI agents Ron Williams and Jack ...
Variety4d
‘Free Leonard Peltier’ Review: Engaging Doc About Activist Accused of Killing Two FBI Agents in 1975 Is Timelier Than Ever
It’s the sort of twist no screenwriter would dare invent: “Free Leonard Peltier,” a persuasively ... 2025 — precisely one week after Joe Biden, as one of his very last official acts ...
Rapid City Journal3d
Indigenous advocates gather to celebrate Peltier's upcoming release
“Always remember Leonard in your prayers,” said ... On Jan. 20, in the final moments of his presidency, President Joe Biden elected to grant Peltier executive clemency and commute the 79 ...