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Dennis Banks

Dennis Banks

Actor · 1937–2007 · Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA

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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.

Acted in 3

1980s

  1. 1988

    War Party

    Ben Crowkiller

Appearances10

2010s

  1. 2011

    California Indian

    Himself

  2. 2010

    A Good Day to Die

    Self - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa

1990s

  1. 1999

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

    Self - AIM leader (archive footage)

  2. 1996

    All Power to the People!

    Self (archive footage)

  3. 1992

    Incident at Oglala

    Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement

    81

  4. Thunderheart

    Self

    70
  5. 1991

    Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

    Self - American Indian Movement

1980s

  1. 1985

    Broken Rainbow

    Self - American Indian Movement