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DESCRIPTION:What: "AIM, Indigenous Recognition and Rights," Lecture by Dennis Banks, 
 co-founder of the American Indian Movement\nWhen: Friday, May 4 at 7 
 pm\nWhere: CAFE Infoshop--935 F St. in downtown Fresno\n \nDennis Banks ~~ 
 Native American leader, teacher, lecturer, activist and author~~is an 
 Anishinabe born on Leech Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota. In 
 1968 he co-founded the American Indian Movement (AIM) to protect the 
 traditional ways of Indian people and to engage in legal cases protecting 
 treaty rights of Natives.  \n\nAmong other activities, AIM participated in 
 the occupation of Alcatraz Island which lasted from 1969-1971, organized 
 and led the Trail of Broken Treaties' caravan across the U.S. to 
 Washington, D.C in 1972. Failure by the government to hold scheduled 
 meetings with the caravan resulted in the seizure and occupation of the 
 Bureau of Indian Affairs Office. It 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. Banks was the principal negotiator and leader of 
 the Wounded Knee forces. \n\nUnder the leadership of Dennis Banks, 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  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. 
 \n\nDuring this time in California, from 1976 to 1983, Banks earned an 
 Associates of Arts degree at Davis University and taught at Deganawida 
 Quetzecoatl (DQ) University (an all Indian-controlled institution), where 
 he became the first American Indian chancellor.  In the Spring of 1979 he 
 taught at Stanford University. \n\nBanks has organized spiritual runs, has 
 worked a sa drug and alcohol counselor, worked for legislation prohibiting 
 native graves' desecration, and publsihed his 1988 autobiography Sacred 
 Soul which won the 1988 Non-fiction Book of the Year Award. \n\nHe has had 
 roles in the movies War Party, The Last of the Mohicans, and Thunderheart 
 and has recorded numerous cd's of original compositions and traditiopnal 
 songs A musical cassette "STILL STRONG" featuring Banks' original work as 
 well as traditional Native American songs was completed in '93 and a 
 musical video with the same name was released in '95. He can also be heard 
 on other musical CD's: Peter Gabrial's "Les Musiques duMonde", Peter 
 Matthiessen's "No Boundaries", on WORX-FM's "Tim Hain & the Worx", and with 
 Cherokee Rose. His autobiography "The Longest Walk" is to be released in 
 late 1997. \n\nDennis Banks stays involved with American Indian issues, AIM 
 activities, Sacred Run, and travels the globe lecturing, providing drug and 
 alcohol counseling, and sharing his experiences. \n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/04/29/18406715.php
SUMMARY:"AIM, Indigenous Recognition and Rights," Lecture by Dennis Banks, co-founder of the Ameri
LOCATION:The C.A.F.E. Infoshop.  Located at 935 F street (between Tulare and Kern 
 st.) in the heart of Fresnos historic chinatown
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/04/29/18406715.php
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