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Dennis Banks (April 12, 1937, in Ojibwe – October 29, 2017) was a Native American activist, teacher, and author. He was a longtime leader of the American Indian Movement, which he co-founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1968 to represent urban Indians. He was a pre-eminent spokesman for Native Americans. His protests won government ...
Oct 30, 2017 · Dennis James Banks was born on the Leech Lake Reservation on April 12, 1937. He never knew his father. His mother abandoned him to his grandparents.
May 10, 2024 · Dennis Banks (born April 12, 1937, Leech Lake Reservation, Minnesota, U.S.—died October 29, 2017, Rochester, Minnesota) was an Ojibwe activist and a founder of the American Indian Movement (AIM), a prominent Native rights organization. Banks led high-profile protests that increased awareness about the U.S. government’s long history of ...
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Dennis Banks, the fiery and divisive activist who co-founded the American Indian Movement, has died at the age of 80. His daughter, Tashina Banks Rama, tells Robert D. McFadden of the New York ...
Oct 30, 2017 · Published 2:04 PM PDT, October 30, 2017. Dennis Banks, who helped found the American Indian Movement and engaged in sometimes-violent uprisings against the U.S. government, including the armed occupation of Wounded Knee in 1973, died at age 80, his family announced Monday. Banks, whose Ojibwe name was Nowacumig, was one of several activists who ...
Oct 30, 2017 · Dennis Banks, a Native American activist who co-founded the American Indian Movement and helped lead the 1973 armed occupation of Wounded Knee, has died at 80. His death was announced on Facebook ...
Oct 30, 2017 · Dennis Banks, American Indian civil-rights leader, dies at 80 ... Dennis James Banks was born on the Leech Lake Reservation on April 12, 1937. He never knew his father. His mother abandoned him to ...
