Dennis Banks

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    April 12, 1937

    Day of Death

    October 29, 2007 (70 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA

    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

      The Last of the Mohicans

      1992

    • Thunderheart

      Thunderheart

      1992

    • Older Than America

      Older Than America

      2008

    • Incident at Oglala

      Incident at Oglala

      1992

    • Broken Rainbow

      Broken Rainbow

      1985

    • War Party

      War Party

      1988

    • All Power to the People!

      All Power to the People!

      1996

    • Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae

      Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae

      2024

    • A Good Day to Die

      A Good Day to Die

      2010

    • California Indian

      California Indian

      2011

    • Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

      Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

      1991