Ojibwa Warrior: The Legacy Of Dennis Banks

The year is 1968. Nowa Cumig, Better known by his English name Dennis Banks, has started a movement with a few friends that would soon make ripples through history: the American Indian Movement. This film endeavors to look at the bigger picture by opening the door into the life of one of the most influential men in Native American history, using archival footage from films, as well as photographs by Richard Erdoes and excerpts from his and Dennis' book The Ojibwa Warrior. The year is 1968. Nowa Cumig, Better known by his English name Dennis Banks, has started a movement with a few friends that would soon make ripples through history: the American Indian Movement. This film endeavors to look at the bigger picture by opening the door into the life of one of the most influential men in Native American history, using archival footage from films, as well as photographs by Richard Erdoes and excerpts from his and Dennis' book The Ojibwa Warrior. The year is 1968. Nowa Cumig, Better known by his English name Dennis Banks, has started a movement with a few friends that would soon make ripples through history: the American Indian Movement. This film endeavors to look at the bigger picture by opening the door into the life of one of the most influential men in Native American history, using archival footage from films, as well as photographs by Richard Erdoes and excerpts from his and Dennis' book The Ojibwa Warrior. The year is 1968. Nowa Cumig, Better known by his English name Dennis Banks, has started a movement with a few friends that would soon make ripples through history: the American Indian Movement. This film endeavors to look at the bigger picture by opening the door into the life of one of the most influential men in Native American history, using archival footage from films, as well as photographs by Richard Erdoes and excerpts from his and Dennis' book The Ojibwa Warrior.