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Dennis Banks

Born

April 12, 1937 (Age: 70)

Place of Birth

Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA

Died

October 29, 2007

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Nowa Cumig

Naawakamig

Dennis J. 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.

7.4

The Last of the Mohicans

1992

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

1991

6.3

Thunderheart

1992

5.7

Broken Rainbow

1985

California Indian

2011

Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson

1999

6.2

War Party

1988

4.4

Older Than America

2008

5.8

All Power to the People!

1996

Incident at Oglala

1992