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A Good Day to Die

A Good Day to Die

Nov 12, 2010 1h 31m
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Interviews and archival footage profile the life of Dennis Banks, American Indian Movement leader who looks back at his early life and the rise of the Movement.

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Keywords washington dc, usa, court case, boarding school, resistance, fbi, minnesota, political activism, civil rights, protest, native american, social activism, south dakota, first nations, american indian movement, forced assimilation, wounded knee, cointel pro
Dennis Banks

Dennis Banks

Himself - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa
Brenda Child

Brenda Child

Herself - Professor, American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota; Ojibwa
Bob Hicks

Bob Hicks

Himself - Filmmaker; Creek - Seminole
Sydney Byrd

Sydney Byrd

Himself - Dakota
George Mitchell

George Mitchell

Himself - Co-Founder, AIM; Ojibwa
Frances Fairbanks

Frances Fairbanks

Herself - Director, American Indian Center, Minneapolis; Ojibwa
Jay WhiteCrow

Jay WhiteCrow

Himself - AIM Member; Seneca
Lyle Rustad

Lyle Rustad

Himself - Co-Founder, Diversity Foundation
Clyde Bellecourt

Clyde Bellecourt

Himself - Co-Founder, AIM; Ojibwa
Lehman Brightman

Lehman Brightman

Himself - Founder, United Native Americans; Lakota - Creek
Wilmer Mesteth

Wilmer Mesteth

Himself - Traditional Leader and Educator; Lakota
Charlie Hill

Charlie Hill

Himself - Comedian; Oneida
Wes Studi

Wes Studi

Himself - Actor; Cherokee
Ken Tilsen

Ken Tilsen

Himself - Defense Attorney, Wounded Knee Trial
Cy Griffin

Cy Griffin

Himself - Videographer
LaDonna Harris

LaDonna Harris

Herself - Former wife of US Senator Fred Harris; Comanche
Della Warrior

Della Warrior

Herself - C.O.O., Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation; Otoe - Missouria
Eda Gordon

Eda Gordon

Herself - Defense Investigator, Wounded Knee Trial
Joann WhiteCrow

Joann WhiteCrow

Herself - AIM Member; Cherokee
Marshall McKay

Marshall McKay

Himself - Tribal Chairman, Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation
George Tennyson

George Tennyson

Himself - US Marshal, South Dakota
Cora Jones

Cora Jones

Herself - Former employee, Bureau of Indian Affairs; Dakota
Marshall Young

Marshall Young

Himself - Judge, Custer Trial, Custer, SD
Tashina Banks

Tashina Banks

Herself - Dennis Banks' daughter; Lakota - Ojibwa
Dorothy Sun Bear

Dorothy Sun Bear

Herself - Wounded Knee Museum; Lakota
Roselyn Jumping Bull

Roselyn Jumping Bull

Herself - Great granddaughter of Sitting Bull; Lakota
Rick Thomas

Rick Thomas

Himself - Vietnam Veteran; Dakota
Larry Anderson

Larry Anderson

Himself - Vietnam Veteran, Tribal Councilman; Navajo
Leonard Wabasha

Leonard Wabasha

Himself - 7th Generation Hereditary Chief; Dakota
Leonard Foster

Leonard Foster

Himself - AIM Member; Navajo
De Glassgow

De Glassgow

Himself - Sheriff, Custer County, SD
Jerry Brown

Jerry Brown

Himself - Attorney General, California / Former California Governor