Dennis Banks

Born 12 April 1937 in Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA

Died 29 October 2007 (aged 70)

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.