Dennis Banks
Born: 1937-04-12
Birthplace: Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA
Biography
Dennis Banks (1937-2007) was an Ojibwe Native American activist, teacher, and author. He was a longtime leader of the American Indian Movement (AIM), which he co-founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1968 to represent urban Indians.
Known For
The Last of the Mohicans
Incident at Oglala
Thunderheart
Older Than America
Broken Rainbow
War Party
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
All Power to the People!
California Indian
A Good Day to Die
Top Movie Credits
The Last of the Mohicans
Ongewasgone
Incident at Oglala
Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement
Thunderheart
Self
Older Than America
Pete Goodfeather
Broken Rainbow
Self - American Indian Movement
War Party
Ben Crowkiller
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
Self - American Indian Movement
All Power to the People!
Self (archive footage)
California Indian
Himself
A Good Day to Die
Self - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa