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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
Oct 30, 2017 · 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...
5 days ago · Dennis Banks 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 mistreatment of Native peoples.
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October 31, 2017. American Indian Movement leader Dennis Banks Jim West / Alamy Stock Photo. Dennis Banks, the fiery and divisive activist who co-founded the American Indian Movement, has...
Oct 31, 2017 · Dennis Banks, a founder of the American Indian Movement who helped lead demonstrations — notably the 10-week siege at Wounded Knee, S.D., in 1973 — that at times descended into violence as they...
- Emily Langer
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.
Nov 1, 2017 · Banks, Dennis James "D.J.", also known as Nowa Cumig, co-founder and leader of the American Indian Movement journeyed to the Spirit World Sunday Night in Rochester, MN. He was 80 years old....
