NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Dennis Banks

Dennis Banks (born April 12, 1932), a Native American leader, teacher, lecturer, activist and author, is an Anishinabe born on Leech Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota. April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... In education, teachers are those who teach students or pupils, often a course of study or a practical skill, including learning and thinking skills. ... Lecturer is the name given to university teachers in most of the English-speaking world (but not at most universities in the US or Canada) who do not hold a professorship. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as involvement in action to bring about change, be it social, political, environmental, or other change. ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... Anishinaabe is a self-description often used by people belonging to the indigenous Odawa, Ojibwe, and Algonkin peoples of North America, who share closely related Algonkian languages. ... The Leech Lake Indian Reservation is located in the north-central Minnesota counties of Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard, and Itasca. ... State nickname: North Star State Other U.S. States Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) Official languages None Area 225,365 kmÂ² (12th) - Land 206,375 kmÂ² - Water 18,990 kmÂ² (8. ...

In 1968 he co-founded the American Indian Movement (AIM), and established it to protect the traditional ways of Indian people and to engage in legal cases protecting treaty rights of Natives, such as hunting and fishing, trapping, and wild rice farming. 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The American Indian Movement (AIM), is an American Indian civil rights group in the United States that burst on the national scene with its seizure of Alcatraz Island in 1968, the BIA headquarters in Washington, D.C., in 1972 and the 1973 standoff at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, on the...

He participated in the occupation of Alcatraz Island. In 1972 he assisted in the organization, as part of AIM, of the Trail of Broken Treaties' caravan across the U.S. to Washington, D.C. calling attention to the plight of Native Americans. The caravan members anticipated meeting with Congressional leaders about related issues; however, government officials refused to meet with delegates of this group which resulted in the seizure and occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office. Photograph of the island Alcatraz Island is located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... ... ... A congress is a gathering of people, especially a gathering for a political purpose. ... The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) responsibility is the administration and management of 55. ...

He also spearheaded the move on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota in 1973 to oust corruption and the U.S. appointed chairman. These activities led to the occupation of Wounded Knee and a siege of 71 days which received national attention. Banks was the principal negotiator and leader of the Wounded Knee forces. Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is a Lakota-Sioux Native American reservation located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. ... State nickname: The Mount Rushmore State Other U.S. States Capital Pierre Largest city Sioux Falls Governor Mike Rounds (R) Official languages English Area 199,905 kmÂ² (17th) - Land 196,735 kmÂ² - Water 3,173 kmÂ² (1. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Wounded Knee is a census-designated place located in Shannon County, South Dakota. ...

Under his leadership, AIM led a protest in Custer, South Dakota an 1973 against judicial process that found a white man innocent of murdering an Indian. As a result of his involvement in Wounded Knee and Custer, Banks and 300 others were arrested and faced trial. He was acquitted of the Wounded Knee charges, but was convicted of riot and assault stemming from a confrontation at Custer. Refusing the prison term, Banks went underground, later receiving amnesty in California by then Governor Jerry Brown, along with monetary aid from actor Marlon Brando. Custer is a city located in Custer County, South Dakota. ... The Chicago Police Department arrests a man An arrest is the action of police or other authority, or even in some circumstances a private civilian, to apprehend and take under guard a person who is suspected of committing a crime. ... For the rock band Riot see Riot (the band) Riots in Newark, New Jersey Riots occur when crowds of people have gathered and are committing crimes or acts of violence. ... Underground as an adjective commonly refers to something that is either below the ground or outside of public consciousness. ... Amnesty (from the Greek amnestia, oblivion) is an act of grace by which the supreme power in a state restores those who may have been guilty of any offence against it to the position of innocent persons. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 kmÂ² (3rd) - Land 404,298 kmÂ² - Water 20,047 kmÂ² (4. ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... Office: Governor, California Political party: Democratic Term of office: January, 1975â€“1983 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: George Deukmejian Date of birth: April 7, 1938 Place of birth: San Francisco, California Marriage: Anne Gust Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. ... Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Marlon Brando, Jr. ...

During this time in California, from 1976 to 1983, Banks earned an Associates degree at Davis University and taught at Deganawida Quetzecoatl (DQ) University (an all Indian-controlled institution), where he became the first American Indian chancellor. He also established the first spiritual run from Davis to Los Angeles in 1978 (now an annual event). In the Spring of 1979 he taught at Stanford University. After Governor Brown left office, Banks received sanctuary on the Onondaga Nation in upstate New York in 1984. while in NY, Banks organized the Great Jim Thorpe Longest Run from New York to LA, where the goal was to restore the gold medals Thorpe had won at the 1912 Olympics to the Thorpe family. 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chancellor (Latin: cancellarius), an official title used by most of the peoples whose civilization has arisen directly or indirectly out of the Roman empire. ... See: Spirituality Spiritual music Spiritual dance The Age of Spiritual Machines Spiritual possession The Four Spiritual Laws Wholism External links Spiritual service This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ... A sanctuary is the consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar. ... The Onondaga (Onundagaono or the People of the Hills) are one of the original five constituent tribes of the League of the Iroquois (Hodenosaunee). ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 kmÂ² (27th) - Land 122,409 kmÂ² - Water 18,795 kmÂ² (13. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Thorpe participated in the 1912 Summer Olympics. ... The Games of the V Olympiad were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. ...

In 1985 Banks left Onondaga to surrender to law enforcement officials in South Dakota and served 18 months in prison. When released, he worked as a drug and alcohol counselor on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. During 1987 graverobbers in Uniontown, Kentucky were halted in their digging for artifacts in American Indian grave sites. Banks was called in to organize the reburial ceremonies. His activities resulted in Kentucky and Indiana passing strict legislation against grave desecration. 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Uniontown is a city located in Union County, Kentucky in the United States of America. ...

He has had roles in the movies War Party, The Last of the Mohicans, and Thunderheart. A musical cassette "STILL STRONG" featuring Banks' original work as well as traditional Native American songs was completed in 1993. He can also be heard on other musical CD's: Peter Gabriel's "Les Musiques duMonde", Peter Matthiessen's "No Boundaries". The Last of the Mohicans is an epic novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in January 1826. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born February 13, 1950, in Cobham, Surrey, England) is an English musician. ... Peter Matthiessen (born May 22, 1927) in New York City is an American author of historical fiction and non-fiction. ...

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