
Dennis Banks
Acting • Born 1937-04-12 – Died 2007-10-29
Acting0Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA
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.
Filmography
12 credits
The Last of the Mohicans
Movie • 1992
Ongewasgone

War Party
Movie • 1988
Ben Crowkiller

A Good Day to Die
Movie • 2010
Self - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa

Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
Movie • 1999
Self - AIM leader (archive footage)

Incident at Oglala
Movie • 1992
Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement

California Indian
Movie • 2011
Himself

Thunderheart
Movie • 1992
Self

Broken Rainbow
Movie • 1985
Self - American Indian Movement

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
Movie • 1991
Self - American Indian Movement

Older Than America
Movie • 2008
Pete Goodfeather

All Power to the People!
Movie • 1996
Self (archive footage)

Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
TV • 2024
Self - AIM Co-Founder (archive footage)