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Dennis Banks
Acting
Born April 12, 1937 · Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA
Died October 29, 2007
Also known as Nowa Cumig · Naawakamig · Dennis J. 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.
Filmography6 titles

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

The Last of the Mohicans
1992as Ongewasgone
1992as Ongewasgone

Incident at Oglala
1992as Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement
1992as Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement

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

Thunderheart
1992as Self
1992as Self

Older Than America
2008as Pete Goodfeather
2008as Pete Goodfeather