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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.
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- Ojibwe, American
- October 29, 2017 (aged 80), Rochester, Minnesota
Apr 8, 2024 · Dennis Banks (born April 12, 1937, Leech Lake Reservation, Minnesota, U.S.—died October 29, 2017, Rochester, Minnesota) 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 mistreatment ...
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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...
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Oct 30, 2017 · Dennis J. Banks, the militant Chippewa who founded the American Indian Movement in 1968 and led often-violent insurrections to protest the treatment of Native Americans and the nation’s history...
The fiery and divisive activist who co-founded the American Indian Movement died at the age of 80 from complications of pneumonia, following successful open-heart surgery. He led a number of often violent demonstrations against the mistreatment of Native Americans at the hands of the federal government, including the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee, where at least 150 American Indians had been massacred by U.S. troops in 1890.
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Oct 30, 2017 · More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day. 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.
Dec 28, 2017 · Credit Bettman/Getty Images. Dennis Banks, whose Ojibwa (Chippewa) ancestors’ names were not registered on a ship’s manifest, was looking to put down roots. Born on a reservation in Minnesota,...
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