The work of Leonard Peltier, the long-incarcerated Native American activist and former American Indian Movement member, is set to be showcased in a New York City exhibition, bringing renewed public attention to both his art and his controversial decades-long imprisonment. Peltier has been held in federal custody since 1977, when he was convicted of killing two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota — a conviction he has consistently denied and that has drawn sustained criticism from human rights groups and Indigenous rights advocates. The exhibition offers a rare platform for Peltier's creative expression to reach a broader audience, while inevitably reigniting debate over the fairness of his trial and the broader history of federal treatment of Native American activists.
Leonard Peltier’s Artwork to Be Featured at New York City Exhibition Yahoo
