Dennis Banks
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 12, 1937
- Died
- October 29, 2007 (aged 70)
- Birthplace
- 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
Thunderheart
Older Than America
Incident at Oglala
Broken Rainbow
War Party
All Power to the People!
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
A Good Day to Die
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
California Indian
Filmography
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
TV · as Self - AIM Co-Founder (archive footage) · 4 eps
California Indian
Movie · as Himself
A Good Day to Die
Movie · as Self - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa
Older Than America
Movie · as Pete Goodfeather
Democracy Now!
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
Movie · as Self - AIM leader (archive footage)
All Power to the People!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Last of the Mohicans
Movie · as Ongewasgone
Incident at Oglala
Movie · as Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement
Thunderheart
Movie · as Self
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
Movie · as Self - American Indian Movement
War Party
Movie · as Ben Crowkiller
Broken Rainbow
Movie · as Self - American Indian Movement