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Incident at Oglala

Where:

South Dakota

When:

The 1970s

On June 26, 1975, during a period of high tensions on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, two FBI agents were killed in a shootout with a group of Indians. Although several men were charged with killing the agents, only one, Leonard Peltier, was found guilty. This film describes the events surrounding the shootout and suggests that Peltier was unjustly convicted.

Released in 1992 — 89 minutes

Genre:

Documentary

Language:

English