Dennis Banks

Gender: Male

Birthday: 1937-04-12 - 2007-10-29

Place of Birth: Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As: Nowa Cumig, Naawakamig, Dennis J. Banks

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.

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Known For

2001

Democracy Now!

(Self (archive footage))

1992

The Last of the Mohicans

(Ongewasgone)

1992

Thunderheart

(Self)

2024

Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae

(Self - AIM Co-Founder (archive footage))

1992

Incident at Oglala

(Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement)

2008

Older Than America

(Pete Goodfeather)

1988

War Party

(Ben Crowkiller)

2010

A Good Day to Die

(Self - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa)

1991

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

(Self - American Indian Movement)

1985

Broken Rainbow

(Self - American Indian Movement)

1996

All Power to the People!

(Self (archive footage))

2011

California Indian

(Himself)

1999

Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson

(Self - AIM leader (archive footage))