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

The Last of the Mohicans

as Ongewasgone

Thunderheart

as Self

Older Than America

as Pete Goodfeather

Incident at Oglala

as Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement

Broken Rainbow

as Self - American Indian Movement

All Power to the People!

as Self (archive footage)

War Party

as Ben Crowkiller

A Good Day to Die

as Self - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa

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

as Self - AIM leader (archive footage)

California Indian

as Himself