Name: Dennis Banks
Birthday: 12 April 1937
Deathday: 29 October 2007
Place of Birth: Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA
Known For: Acting
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.