Dennis Banks

Personal Info

Birthday: 1937-04-12

Age: 87

Place of Birth: Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA

Known For: 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.

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Awards

Academy Award (2020) - Best Actor
Golden Globe (2019) - Best Performance

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Filmography

The Last of the Mohicans

Ongewasgone

War Party

Ben Crowkiller

A Good Day to Die

Himself - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa

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

Self - AIM leader (archive footage)

Incident at Oglala

Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement

California Indian

Himself

Thunderheart

Self

Broken Rainbow

Self - American Indian Movement

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