Dennis Banks

Known for

Acting

Born

April 12, 1937

Birthplace

Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA

Died

October 29, 2007 (aged 70)

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.

Best known work

The Last of the Mohicans

1992

Thunderheart

1992

Older Than America

2008

Incident at Oglala

1992

Broken Rainbow

1985

War Party

1988

All Power to the People!

1996

Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae

2024

A Good Day to Die

2010

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

1999

Filmography

2024
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie MaeTV
as Self - AIM Co-Founder (archive footage) (4 episodes)
2011
California Indian
as Himself
2010
A Good Day to Die
as Self - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa
2008
Older Than America
as Pete Goodfeather
1999
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
as Self - AIM leader (archive footage)
1996
All Power to the People!
as Self (archive footage)
1992
The Last of the Mohicans
as Ongewasgone
1992
Incident at Oglala
as Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement
1992
Thunderheart
as Self
1991
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
as Self - American Indian Movement
1988
War Party
as Ben Crowkiller
1985
Broken Rainbow
as Self - American Indian Movement