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Dennis Banks Nowa Cumig | |
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Born | April 12, 1937 Leech Lake Reservation, Minnesota, United States |
Died | October 29, 2017 Rochester, Minnesota, United States |
Nationality | Anishinaabe |
Dennis Banks (April 12, 1937 – October 29, 2017) was an Anishinaabe political activist who co-founded the American Indian Movement in 1968. He participated in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests and ran for Vice President in 2016 with Gloria La Riva.[1]
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- ↑ "In Iowa you can vote for presidential candidates protesting for #NODAPL" (2016-08-29). Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2023-01-14.