Dennis Banks | |
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Naawakamig | |
Born | Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, United States | April 12, 1937
Died | October 29, 2017 | (aged 80)
Nationality | Ojibwe, American |
Occupation(s) | Teacher, lecturer, activist, author |
Children | 20[1] |
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. His protests won government concessions and created national attention and sympathy for the oppression and deplorable endemic social and economic conditions for Native Americans.[2]