Dennis Banks, an Ojibwe man, was one of the co-founders of the American Indian Movement (AIM). He participated in both the Trail of Broken Treaties and the Occupation of Wounded Knee. Although he said that “AIM was against violence,” he did not hesitate to defend himself and his people. He is an example of someone who chose activism over passivity. With his activism, Dennis Banks created meaningful change in the fight for Native American civil rights.
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Dennis Banks Character Timeline in Lakota Woman
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Chapter 8: Cankpe Opi Wakpala
...protest the discrimination and police brutality against Native Americans. It was during this protest that Dennis Banks , one of the AIM leaders, announced that a white man had stabbed a Lakota...
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Epilogue
Mary also discusses the lives of several AIM leaders, from Dennis Banks , who became a professor before starting a limousine service, to Russel Means, who is...
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