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A Good Day to Die
A Good Day to Die

A Good Day to Die

Genres

HistoryDocumentary

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

12 November 2010

Country

Cast

Dennis Banks

Dennis Banks

Self - 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

Self - Attorney General, California / Former California Governor

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