Back to peopleDennis BanksKnown forActingBornApril 12, 1937DiedOctober 29, 2007Place of birthLeech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USABiographyLife and careerDennis 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.Filmography2 filmsAll2Acting2The Last of the Mohicans1992as OngewasgoneThunderheart1992as Self