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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.
30 de oct. de 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...
10 de may. de 2024 · 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.
Banks co-founded the American Indian Movement and led protests against the mistreatment of Native Americans by the U.S. government. He was involved in the 71-day occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, and the Longest Walk across the country.
30 de oct. de 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.
30 de oct. de 2017 · 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.
28 de dic. de 2017 · 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, Banks was shipped off by the...
