
Dennis Banks
Department: Acting
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
1992

War Party
1988

A Good Day to Die
2010

Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
1999

Incident at Oglala
1992

California Indian
2011

Thunderheart
1992

Broken Rainbow
1985

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
1991

Older Than America
2008

All Power to the People!
1996

Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
2024