Dennis Banks

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 12, 1937

died

October 29, 2007

place of birth

Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA

also known as

Nowa Cumig · Naawakamig · Dennis J. Banks

total credits

11 movies

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.

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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

War Party

as Ben Crowkiller

Filmography

11 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

7.4

The Last of the Mohicans

Thunderheart

Older Than America

2008as Pete Goodfeather

7.1

Incident at Oglala

1992as Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement

5.8

Broken Rainbow

1985as Self - American Indian Movement

6.3

War Party

1988as Ben Crowkiller

California Indian

2011as Himself

10.0

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

1991as Self - American Indian Movement

6.3

All Power to the People!

1996as Self (archive footage)

7.0

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

1999as Self - AIM leader (archive footage)

6.5

A Good Day to Die

2010as Self - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa