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Dennis Banks
Acting
Born: April 12, 1937
Leech 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.
Known For

The Last of the Mohicans
as Ongewasgone

Thunderheart
as Self

California Indian
as Himself

Older Than America
as Pete Goodfeather

Incident at Oglala
as Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement

Broken Rainbow
as Self - American Indian Movement

War Party
as Ben Crowkiller

A Good Day to Die
as Self - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa

All Power to the People!
as Self (archive footage)

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
as Self - American Indian Movement