1992Nominee
Best Performance
The Last of the Mohicans
Dennis Banks
Actor
Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA
April 12, 1937
Biography
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1992Nominee
Best Performance
Thunderheart
1988Nominee
Best Performance
War Party
Career Highlights
1992Highlight
Best Performance
Incident at Oglala
2008Highlight
Best Performance
Older Than America
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The Last of the Mohicans
Thunderheart
Incident at Oglala