Dennis Banks

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

April 12, 1937

Age at death

70

Died

October 29, 2007

From

Leech 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.