Dennis Banks
April 12, 1937 (87 years old) in Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA
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
Credits
- 2011 · California Indian as Himself
- 2010 · A Good Day to Die as Himself - 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