Incident at Oglala

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Robert Redford Narrator (voice)

Leonard Peltier Self

Norman Zigrossi Self - Former Assistant FBI Regional Head, South Dakota

Robert Sikma Self - Former Assistant U.S. Attorney

Darelle Butler Self