Dennis Banks
Acting
Born 1937-04-12
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
Popular credits
The Last of the Mohicans
Ongewasgone
Thunderheart
Self
Older Than America
Pete Goodfeather
Incident at Oglala
Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement
Broken Rainbow
Self - American Indian Movement
War Party
Ben Crowkiller
All Power to the People!
Self (archive footage)
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
Self - AIM Co-Founder (archive footage)
A Good Day to Die
Self - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
Self - AIM leader (archive footage)
California Indian
Himself
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
Self - American Indian Movement