Dennis Banks

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.

Born: April 12, 1937

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

Known For

Filmography

2024

Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae

as Self - AIM Co-Founder (archive footage)

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