Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks, a Native American leader, teacher, lecturer, activist and author, is an Anishinaabe born on Leech Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota. Banks is also known as Nowa Cumig. His name in the Ojibwe language means "In the Center of the Universe." He has been a longtime leader of the American Indian Movement, which he co-founded in 1968 with Native Americans in Minneapolis...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth12 April 1937
CountryUnited States of America
And Americans realized that native people are still here, that they have a moral standing, a legal standing.
Most importantly, the meaning of spirituality lays the seeds for our destiny and the path we must follow.
I have a Father's Day every day
Every man should see the birth of his children
In 1978, the tradition of running from village to village with a message was revived. that first run was from Davis to Los Angeles, a distance of 500 miles
It also called upon traditional people in the Four Directions to strengthen the healing ceremonies and asked people to heed the warnings of Mother Earth.
The Canadian run can be no different, at least in terms of actual running.
To be selected was an honor, and in respect of the family member chosen to run, families held feasts and gave away prized beaver coats, quilled tobacco bags and buffalo hides.
In 1990 we ran across Europe through 13 countries and covering 7,130 miles.
It is an understanding with the Great Spirit or Creator that we will follow these ways.
In 1967 the last Unity Caravan was held.
Many young Japanese were hearing for the first time the words of Native people from the West.
When we arrived in Japan in 1988, we were not prepared for the overwhelming support shown to us.
When the run is over, there will be a closing ceremony and the runners will return to the many distant lands from which they came.