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Dennis Banks

Dennis Banks

Born: 1937-04-12 • Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA

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.

Filmography
California Indian poster
California Indian
2011 • Himself
A Good Day to Die poster
A Good Day to Die
2010 • Self - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa
Older Than America poster
Older Than America
2008 • Pete Goodfeather
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson poster
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
1999 • Self - AIM leader (archive footage)
All Power to the People! poster
All Power to the People!
1996 • Self (archive footage)
The Last of the Mohicans poster
The Last of the Mohicans
1992 • Ongewasgone
Incident at Oglala poster
Incident at Oglala
1992 • Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement
Thunderheart poster
Thunderheart
1992 • Self
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier poster
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
1991 • Self - American Indian Movement
War Party poster
War Party
1988 • Ben Crowkiller
Broken Rainbow poster
Broken Rainbow
1985 • Self - American Indian Movement