President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist convicted of killing two FBI agents nearly 50 years ago in South Dakota.

Just before leaving office Monday, President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier, who was serving life in prison for the killings of two FBI agents in 1975 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.

Ann Alquist speaks with journalist Brian Bull about the significance of President Biden commuting the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier.

Sundance: David France and Jesse Short Bull's film tackles the 50-year story of activism surrounding the contentious conviction of the prominent American Indian Movement leader, whose sentence was commuted just one week before the film's premiere.

President Joe Biden, as one of his last acts on Monday, commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist who was serving life in prison after being convicted of killing two FBI agents 50 years ago on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.

The president commuted Peltier over the objection of former FBI Director Christopher Wray. In a private letter sent to Biden earlier this month and obtained by The Associated Press, Wray reiterated his position that “Peltier is a remorseless killer,” and urged the president not to act.

President Joe Biden has sparked outrage after commuting the sentence of Leonard Peltier in a last-minute move before leaving office Monday. Peltier, 80, has spent nearly 50 years in prison after being