Dennis Banks: Native American Activist
- ISBN-10
- 0894908693
- ISBN-13
- 9780894908699
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Pages
- 112
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Enslow Publishers
- Author
- Kae Cheatham
Description
A founder of the American Indian Movement (AIM), Dennis Banks and other AIM members work toward attaining equal rights and improved living conditions for Native Americans. Banks once inspired controversy due to his beliefs, but today is actively involved with AIM, through more peaceful means.
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