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Article: Banks, Dennis, with Richard Erdoes. Ojibwa Warrier: Dennis Banks and the Rise of the American Indian Movement.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
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BANKS, Dennis, with Richard Erdoes. Ojibwa warrior: Dennis Banks and the rise of the American Indian Movement. Univ. of Oklahoma Press. 362p. illus, c2004. 0-806-13691X. $19.95. SA
At the time when the push for African American racial justice and the campaign to end American involvement in the war in Vietnam were shaking the nation, American Indians also sought to right grievances that had long haunted them. In this autobiographical account, Dennis Banks, one of the leaders of a group called the American Indian Movement, opened his eyes to the possibility for dignity and freedoms enjoyed by other citizens but, incredibly, denied to America's first residents. This ...