Dennis Banks
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1937-04-12
Day of Death
2007-10-29 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA
Dennis 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.
Known For
Acting
(2011)
California Indian
as Himself
(2010)
A Good Day to Die
as Self - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa
(2008)
Older Than America
as Pete Goodfeather
(1999)
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
as Self - AIM leader (archive footage)
(1996)
All Power to the People!
as Self (archive footage)
(1992)
The Last of the Mohicans
as Ongewasgone
(1992)
Thunderheart
as Self
(1992)
Incident at Oglala
as Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement
(1991)
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
as Self - American Indian Movement
(1988)
War Party
as Ben Crowkiller
(1985)
Broken Rainbow
as Self - American Indian Movement