Dennis Banks

Personal Info

Birthday

April 12, 1937

Day of Death

2007-10-29

(70 years old)

Place of Birth

Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

Nowa Cumig

Naawakamig

Dennis J. Banks

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

Older Than America

War Party

Filmography

2011
California Indian
as Himself
2010
A Good Day to Die
as Self - 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
Incident at Oglala
as Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement
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