
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)
Incident at Oglala
as Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement
(1992)
Thunderheart
as Self
(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