Dennis Banks

Born: 1937-04-12

Dennis Banks (Ojibwe) was a 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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The Last of the Mohicans

as Ongewasgone
Released: 1992-08-26

In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and...

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Thunderheart

as Self
Released: 1992-04-03

An FBI man with Sioux background is sent to a reservation to help with a murder investigation,...

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Older Than America

as Pete Goodfeather
Released: 2008-03-08

The truth of the past come to light in a series of haunting visions in this drama. The strange...

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Incident at Oglala

as Himself - Co-Founder American Indian Movement
Released: 1992-05-08

On June 26, 1975, during a period of high tensions on the Pine Ridge reservation in South...

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War Party

as Ben Crowkiller
Released: 1988-09-15

One hundred years after the Battle of Milk River, both sides agree to reenact it. The cavalry...

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All Power to the People!

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1996-06-01

Using government documents, archive footage and direct interviews with activists and former...

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California Indian

as Himself
Released: 2011-11-20

Nick Thomas, a Pomo Indian and a successful Los Angeles radio host, is forced back to the...

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A Good Day to Die

as Himself - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa
Released: 2010-11-12

Interviews and archival footage profile the life of Dennis Banks, American Indian Movement...

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