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.

Details

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

Bob Robideau

Self

Norman Brown

Self

Duane Brewer

Self - Former GOON Squad Member

Calvin Jumping Bull

Self

William Muldrow

Self - U.S. Government Commission on Civil Rights

Dennis Banks

Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement

James Abourezk

Self - Former U.S. Senator, South Dakota

Sam Loud Hawk

Self

Severt Young Bear

Self

John Trudell

Self - National Spokesperson, American Indian Movement

Kenneth Tilsen

Self - Wounded Knee Defense Attorney

Russell Means

Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement

William Kunstler

Self - Wounded Knee Defense Attorney

William Janklow

Self - Former Governor, South Dakota

Deborah White Plume

Self