Dennis Banks
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Dennis Banks was a prominent Native American activist and co-founder of the American Indian Movement, known for his leadership in indigenous rights and sovereignty struggles in the United States.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dennis Banks canonical | 5 |
| Clyde Bellecourt | 1 |
| Dennis James Banks | 1 |
| Russell Means | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Dennis Banks Context triple: [American Indian Movement, foundedBy, Dennis Banks]
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Fred Hampton
Fred Hampton was a charismatic African-American activist and revolutionary socialist who emerged as a prominent leader in the Black Panther Party’s Chicago chapter before being killed in a notorious 1969 police raid.
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Bobby Seale
Bobby Seale is an American political activist best known as the co-founder and early leader of the Black Panther Party, a revolutionary organization central to the Black Power movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
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Reginald Denny
Reginald Denny was an English-born actor and occasional aviator and inventor, best known for his prolific work in early Hollywood films and serials during the 1920s–1940s.
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Lonnie E. Smith
Lonnie E. Smith was an African American voter whose challenge to racially discriminatory primary elections led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Smith v. Allwright (1944), which struck down white-only primaries.
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Don Covay
Don Covay was an influential American R&B and soul singer-songwriter known for his gritty vocal style and for writing hits for himself and other major artists in the 1960s and 1970s.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dennis Banks Target entity description: Dennis Banks was a prominent Native American activist and co-founder of the American Indian Movement, known for his leadership in indigenous rights and sovereignty struggles in the United States.
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A.
Fred Hampton
Fred Hampton was a charismatic African-American activist and revolutionary socialist who emerged as a prominent leader in the Black Panther Party’s Chicago chapter before being killed in a notorious 1969 police raid.
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B.
Bobby Seale
Bobby Seale is an American political activist best known as the co-founder and early leader of the Black Panther Party, a revolutionary organization central to the Black Power movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
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Reginald Denny
Reginald Denny was an English-born actor and occasional aviator and inventor, best known for his prolific work in early Hollywood films and serials during the 1920s–1940s.
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Lonnie E. Smith
Lonnie E. Smith was an African American voter whose challenge to racially discriminatory primary elections led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Smith v. Allwright (1944), which struck down white-only primaries.
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E.
Don Covay
Don Covay was an influential American R&B and soul singer-songwriter known for his gritty vocal style and for writing hits for himself and other major artists in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American activist
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civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
Native American treaty rights
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protection of Native American culture ⓘ reform of federal Indian policy ⓘ tribal sovereignty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Nowa Cumig ⓘ |
| birthName |
Dennis Banks
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dennis James Banks
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| causeOfDeath | complications from pneumonia ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | Ojibwa Warrior: Dennis Banks and the Rise of the American Indian Movement ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | American Indian Movement ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1937-04-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-10-29 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Ojibwe ⓘ |
| focusOfActivism |
land and water rights for Native nations
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opposition to relocation policy ⓘ opposition to termination policy ⓘ protection of Native American religious freedom ⓘ |
| honoredBy | various Native American organizations for lifetime activism ⓘ |
| legalIssues | faced federal and state charges related to AIM protests ⓘ |
| memberOf | Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe ⓘ |
| movement |
Red Power movement
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surface form:
American Indian civil rights movement
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| name | Dennis Banks self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Native American sovereignty struggles
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indigenous rights activism ⓘ leadership in the American Indian Movement ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 15 ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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author ⓘ educator ⓘ |
| organized |
The Longest Walk (1978)
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1978 Longest Walk ⓘ
surface form:
The Longest Walk 2 (2008)
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| participatedIn |
Occupation of Alcatraz support activities
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Trail of Broken Treaties ⓘ Wounded Knee Occupation (1973) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Leech Lake Indian Reservation ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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surface form:
Rochester, Minnesota
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| religion | Native American spirituality ⓘ |
| role | leader of the Wounded Knee Occupation (1973) ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| spouse | Darla Banks ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | Minnesota ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Ojibwa Warrior: Dennis Banks and the Rise of the American Indian Movement ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
D-Q University
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Naropa University ⓘ |
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Subject: Dennis Banks Description of subject: Dennis Banks was a prominent Native American activist and co-founder of the American Indian Movement, known for his leadership in indigenous rights and sovereignty struggles in the United States.
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