Cast & creator
Leonard Peltier
Best known for Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae, Lakota Nation vs. United States, Incident at Oglala
Leonard Peltier is a Native American activist and a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) who, following a controversial trial, was convicted of two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of two FBI agents in a shooting on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. He was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment and was imprisoned since 1977. On January 19, 2025, the last full day of his presidency, Joe Biden commuted Peltier's life sentence to indefinite home confinement beginning on February 18, 2025. Peltier was released on that date.
8
film credits
1
television credits
9
1991–2026 · acting roles
7.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
★ 8.7Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
Self (archive footage) · 2024
★ 6.2Lakota Nation vs. United States
Self (archive footage) · 2022
★ 7.2Incident at Oglala
Self · 1992
★ 10.0Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
Self · 1991
★ 7.0Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
Self - Anishanaabe/Dakota (archive footage) · 1999
Across film & television
Filmography (9)
Showing 9 of 9 credits
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
Self (archive footage)
2024Lakota Nation vs. United States
Self (archive footage)
2022Incident at Oglala
Self
1992Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
Self
1991Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
Self - Anishanaabe/Dakota (archive footage)
1999
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
Self (archive footage)
2012
Free Leonard Peltier
2025
COINTELPRO 101
Self - Political Prisoner
2010The Making of America
Self (Artist/Activist)
2026