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Dennis Banks
Born
Apr 12, 1937
Died: Oct 29, 2007
Lived 70 years
Place of Birth
Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
11
Movies
1
TV Shows
Also Known As
Nowa Cumig
Naawakamig
Dennis J. Banks
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Dennis Banks
Acting
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.
Movies
11
TV Shows
1
California Indian
as
Himself
2011
A Good Day to Die
as
Self - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa
2010
Older Than America
as
Pete Goodfeather
2008
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
as
Self - AIM leader (archive footage)
1999
All Power to the People!
as
Self (archive footage)
1996
The Last of the Mohicans
as
Ongewasgone
1992
Incident at Oglala
as
Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement
1992
Thunderheart
as
Self
1992
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
as
Self - American Indian Movement
1991
War Party
as
Ben Crowkiller
1988
Broken Rainbow
as
Self - American Indian Movement
1985
