- Born
- April 12, 1937
- Died
- October 29, 2007 (aged 70)
- Place of birth
- Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA
- Also known as
- Nowa Cumig, Naawakamig, Dennis J. Banks
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.