Acting
Dennis Banks
EN cinema · 11 credits
Born
12 April 1937
Died
29 October 2007 (aged 70)
Birthplace
Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA
Also known as Nowa Cumig · Naawakamig · Dennis J. Banks
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
Filmography
California Indian
as Himself
A Good Day to Die
as Self - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa
Older Than America
as Pete Goodfeather
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
as Self - AIM leader (archive footage)
All Power to the People!
as Self (archive footage)
The Last of the Mohicans
as Ongewasgone
Incident at Oglala
as Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement
Thunderheart
as Self
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
as Self - American Indian Movement
War Party
as Ben Crowkiller
Broken Rainbow
as Self - American Indian Movement