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Dennis Banks

Dennis Banks

Acting
12 Apr 1937
29 Oct 2007
Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA

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.

Also Known As

Nowa Cumig, Naawakamig, Dennis J. Banks

Photos

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