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Dennis Banks(1937-2017)

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Dennis Banks
A feature length doc on the inspirational and tireless co-founder of the American Indian Movement, Dennis Banks, and the movement he created. Musicians, monks and people of all walks of life gathered for the making of this film, which also contains historical archival footage from the first Longest Walk of 1978.
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Nowa Cumig: The Drum Will Never Stop (2011)
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Dennis Banks was born on 12 April 1937 in Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Thunderheart (1992) and War Party (1988). He died on 29 October 2017 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
BornApril 12, 1937
DiedOctober 29, 2017(80)
BornApril 12, 1937
DiedOctober 29, 2017(80)
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Known for

Daniel Day-Lewis in The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
The Last of the Mohicans
7.6
  • Ongewasgone(as Dennis J. Banks)
  • 1992
Thunderheart (1992)
Thunderheart
6.8
  • Dennis Banks
  • 1992
Billy Wirth in War Party (1988)
War Party
6.3
  • Ben Crowkiller
  • Dead Crow Chief
  • 1988
Marie-Michele Jasmin-Belisle in Desert Haiku (2014)
Desert Haiku
Short
  • Additional Crew
  • 2014

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Actor

  • Older Than America (2008)
    Older Than America
    5.3
    • Pete Goodfeather
    • 2008
  • Daniel Day-Lewis in The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
    The Last of the Mohicans
    7.6
    • Ongewasgone (as Dennis J. Banks)
    • 1992
  • Thunderheart (1992)
    Thunderheart
    6.8
    • Dennis Banks
    • 1992
  • Red Thunder: Is It Too Late? (1990)
    Red Thunder: Is It Too Late?
    Music Video
    • 1990
  • Billy Wirth in War Party (1988)
    War Party
    6.3
    • Ben Crowkiller
    • Dead Crow Chief
    • 1988

Additional Crew

  • Marie-Michele Jasmin-Belisle in Desert Haiku (2014)
    Desert Haiku
    Short
    • production assistant
    • 2014
  • Older Than America (2008)
    Older Than America
    5.3
    • cultural advisor
    • 2008

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Nowa Cumig : The Drum Will Never Stop (trailer)

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Dennis J. Banks
  • Born
    • April 12, 1937
    • Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • October 29, 2017
    • Rochester, Minnesota, USA(complications from pneumonia)
  • Other works
    Book: "Ojibwa Warrior: Dennis Banks and the Rise of the American Indian Movement" Norman: University of Oklahoma Press ISBN-13: 978-0806136912, with Richard Erdoes.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    He is an Anishinabe Indian Co-founder of the American Indian Movement (AIM)

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