Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist, has been imprisoned for nearly 50 years in the USA for a crime he maintains he did not commit. There are serious and ongoing concerns about the fairness of his trial and conviction. Tribal Nations, Nobel Peace Laureates, former FBI agents, numerous others, and even the former U.S. Attorney, James Reynolds, whose office handled the prosecution, have called for Leonard Peltier’s release. Watch to learn more.
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Producer/Writer: Steven Lawrence/Yerosha Productions
Narrator: Peter Coyote
Editor: Peter Shelton
Graphics: Nuncle
Music courtesy of Gary Meister/Naturalistic Music
Additional music courtesy of BANG Music + Audio Post
Sound Mix: Nick Cipriano, BANG Music + Audio Post
Talent Coordinator: Helen Garrett
This video features excerpts from the Miramax documentary “Incident At Oglala” directed by Michael Apted
Prison Footage & Guard Interview courtesy of Preston Randolph/Cactus Productions
Peltier Prison Poem footage courtesy of Claus Biegert
Peltier Prison Photos courtesy of Dick Bancroft
Fargo Courthouse Footage courtesy of State Historical Society of North Dakota
Legal Clearances: Robert Jacobs-Meadway, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott
Special Thanks: Michael Apted, Mike Förster, Jaime Haire, Peter Jaszi, David Johnson, Beth Kelley, Shane Molander, Dredeir Roberts, Susanne Rostock, John Schauerman/Visual Icon, Brad Stratton
Executive Producer for Amnesty International, USA: Zeke Johnson
