Dennis Banks (1937-2017)

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James Cook, [Dennis Banks during the Siege at Wounded Knee, South Dakota], March 1973 (2010.35.1)

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James Cook, [Dennis Banks, Russell Means, and Clive Bellecourt during the Siege at Wounded Knee, South Dakota], March 1973 (2010.35.3)

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James Cook, [Altar inside church during the Siege at Wounded Knee, South Dakota], March 1973 (2010.35.6)

Dennis Banks founded the influential American Indian Movement in 1968 and fought for fights for Native Americans.

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Director of Exhibitions and Collections at the International Center of Photography, New York
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