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Incident at Oglala

  • 1992
  • TMDB 7.2/10
  • 1h 29m

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.

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.

Cast

  • Robert RedfordNarrator (voice)
  • Leonard PeltierSelf
  • Norman ZigrossiSelf - Former Assistant FBI Regional Head, South Dakota
  • Robert SikmaSelf - Former Assistant U.S. Attorney
  • Darelle ButlerSelf
  • Bob RobideauSelf
  • Norman BrownSelf
  • Duane BrewerSelf - Former GOON Squad Member

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