Incident at Oglala

Overview

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.

Directed by Michael Apted

Top cast

Robert Redford

Narrator (voice)

Leonard Peltier

Self

N

Norman Zigrossi

Self - Former Assistant FBI Regional Head, South Dakota

R

Robert Sikma

Self - Former Assistant U.S. Attorney

D

Darelle Butler

Self

B

Bob Robideau

Self

N

Norman Brown

Self

D

Duane Brewer

Self - Former GOON Squad Member

C

Calvin Jumping Bull

Self

W

William Muldrow

Self - U.S. Government Commission on Civil Rights

Dennis Banks

Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement

J

James Abourezk

Self - Former U.S. Senator, South Dakota

S

Sam Loud Hawk

Self

S

Severt Young Bear

Self

John Trudell

Self - National Spokesperson, American Indian Movement

K

Kenneth Tilsen

Self - Wounded Knee Defense Attorney

Russell Means

Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement

W

William Kunstler

Self - Wounded Knee Defense Attorney

W

William Janklow

Self - Former Governor, South Dakota

D

Deborah White Plume

Self

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