Person
Dennis Banks
Acting · 1937–2007 · 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
Ongewasgone
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
Self - AIM Co-Founder (archive footage)
Thunderheart
Self
Older Than America
Pete Goodfeather
War Party
Ben Crowkiller
Incident at Oglala
Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement
California Indian
Himself
All Power to the People!
Self (archive footage)
Broken Rainbow
Self - American Indian Movement
A Good Day to Die
Self - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa
Filmography
- 2024Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie MaeSelf - AIM Co-Founder (archive footage)
- 2011California IndianHimself
- 2010A Good Day to DieSelf - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa
- 2008Older Than AmericaPete Goodfeather
- 1999Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie RobertsonSelf - AIM leader (archive footage)
- 1996All Power to the People!Self (archive footage)
- 1992The Last of the MohicansOngewasgone
- 1992Incident at OglalaSelf - Co-Founder American Indian Movement
- 1992ThunderheartSelf
- 1991Warrior: The Life of Leonard PeltierSelf - American Indian Movement
- 1988War PartyBen Crowkiller
- 1985Broken RainbowSelf - American Indian Movement
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