With just moments left before he leaves office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of indigenous activist Leonard ... a standoff on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

In one of his final acts as president, Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier ... NDN Collective’s founder and chief executive.

FILE – Marchers carry a large painting of jailed American Indian Leonard Peltier during ... Peltier’s case has been a rallying cry for activists, tribal leaders, and human rights advocates ...

President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist convicted of ... the former Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District ...

Cherokee Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin said in a statement ... along with one of the Native American activists. Peltier has maintained he did not shoot Coler and Williams. In 1976, two other ...

The Chiefs are lauded for their home support ... the insidious impacts of the tomahawk chop slipped under the surface. But Native American activists have raised awareness of the racist origin ...