Native American activist Leonard Peltier was defiant toward the government but grateful for his supporters as they welcomed him home to North Dakota on Wednesday, a day after his release from a Florida prison where he had been serving a life sentence in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.

Native American activist Leonard Peltier was released from a Florida prison on Tuesday, weeks after then-President Joe Biden commuted his life sentence to home confinement in the 1975 killings of

Leonard Peltier, convicted in 1977 of killing two FBI agents, has maintained his innocence for nearly 50 years.

Throughout his nearly half-century in prison, Peltier has maintained that he didn’t murder FBI agents Jack Coler and Ronald William

Mr. Peltier’s murder conviction and two life sentences, stemming from a 1975 shootout with F.B.I. agents on a reservation, have been widely criticized.

Native American activist Leonard Peltier has been released from a Florida prison, weeks after then-President Joe Biden angered law enforcement officials by commuting his life sentence to home confinem

Native American activist Leonard Peltier was defiant toward the government but grateful to his family and supporters as they welcomed him home to North Dakota, one day after his release from a Florida prison where he had been serving a life sentence

Leonard Peltier, a Native American rights activist, was released from a federal prison in Florida after former President Joe Biden commuted his sentence in January.