Dennis Banks

Dennis Banks

4/12/1937 – 10/29/2007Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA

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.

Filmography (12 titles)

Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae8.7Show

Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae

Self - AIM Co-Founder (archive footage) · 2024

California IndianMovie

California Indian

Himself · 2011

A Good Day to Die6.5Movie

A Good Day to Die

Self - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa · 2010

Older Than America4.4Movie

Older Than America

Pete Goodfeather · 2008

Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson7.0Movie

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

Self - AIM leader (archive footage) · 1999

All Power to the People!6.3Movie

All Power to the People!

Self (archive footage) · 1996

The Last of the Mohicans7.4Movie

The Last of the Mohicans

Ongewasgone · 1992

Incident at Oglala7.2Movie

Incident at Oglala

Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement · 1992

Thunderheart6.3Movie

Thunderheart

Self · 1992

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier10.0Movie

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

Self - American Indian Movement · 1991

War Party6.3Movie

War Party

Ben Crowkiller · 1988

Broken Rainbow5.8Movie

Broken Rainbow

Self - American Indian Movement · 1985