Dennis Banks
ActingBorn: 1937-04-12Place of Birth: 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
Ongewasgone
Thunderheart
Self
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
Self - AIM Co-Founder (archive footage)
War Party
Ben Crowkiller
California Indian
Himself
Older Than America
Pete Goodfeather
Incident at Oglala
Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
Self - AIM leader (archive footage)
A Good Day to Die
Self - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa
Broken Rainbow
Self - American Indian Movement