Indian America

Indians Drumming

American Indian Movement supporters at No Extradition for Dennis Banks rally.
San Francisco, 1975

Big Bear at No Extradition for Dennis Banks Rally

San Francisco, California, 1975.

Dennis Banks with Supporters

Dennis Banks with supporters and his lawyer, William Kunstler at the No Extradition for Dennis Banks Rally.

San Francisco, California, 1975.

Dennis Banks with William Kunstler at Rally

Lawyer William Kunstler on left with Dennis Banks and supporters at No Extradition For Dennis Banks Rally, San Francisco 1975

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Dennis Banks at No Extradition Rally

Dennis Banks at No Extradition For Dennis Banks Rally, San Francisco 1975

Kathleen Cleaver at No Extradition Rally

Kathleen Cleaver, Black Panther Party, at No Extradition rally for Dennis Banks. San Francisco, 1975

AIM Supporter

Supporter of No Extradition of Dennis Banks.

Supporters of Dennis Banks

Supporters of Dennis Banks' no extradition from California.

San Francisco, California, 1976.

AIM Members at Anti-Nuclear Rally

American Indian Movement Members at a large anti-nuclear rally in San Francisco, 1977 or 1978

Center: Dennis Banks with daughter.
Front with baseball cap: George Martin.
Back row center with hat: Bill Wahpepah.
Center-rear with sunglasses: David Chief.

SF Mime Troupe Show Support for Dennis Banks

San Francisco Mime Troupe drummer at No Extradition for Dennis Banks Rally.
San Francisco, California, 1975.

AIM Drum Group

AIM drum group and singers at April 26 Rally in San Francisco after March for Survival, circa. 1980.

The March for Survival was part of Survival Summer, a nationwide grass roots educational campaign to prevent war, reverse the arms race, eliminate the dangers of the nuclear age, and redirect economic priorities towards socially beneficial and environmentally sound goals.

Phillip Deere at Medicine Conference

Intertribal Friendship House, Oakland, CA, 1979

The Long Walk for Survival

Marchers during the Long Walk for Survival in Sacramento, California, 1980.

In the front (far right): Aim members.
Center with braids: Big Bear.
Behind him, tall man with shaved head: Teruo, a Buddhist monk.
To the left of Teruo with headdress: June, a Buddhist nun.
Man with drum behind June: an American Buddhist.
Woman with peace flag: German woman from Hamburg.
Next to her: An Austrian painter.

Walk from Redding to DQU

Walk from Redding to DQ University organized by Dennis Banks, Chancellor of DQU, circa 1980.

Photo taken as walkers were approaching DQU.
In the front are Chancellor of DQU Dennis Banks and visionary business man Alvin Duskin, followed by dedicated supporters including Buddhist monks. In the 1970s, Buddhist monks were told by their spiritual leader in Japan to support the struggle of Native Americans in the United States. For many years a group of Buddhist monks regularly participated and aided American Indian activism in the Bay Area and on the walks across the continent.

The Longest Walk: Redding to DQU

Walk from Redding to DQ University organized by Dennis Banks, Chancellor of DQU.
Circa 1980.

Photo taken as walkers were approaching DQU.

Note: Walker is carrying the flag from the Longest Walk (a walk from Sacremento to Washington DC by Native Americans and their supporters which took place in 1978).

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1980

Teruo

Uncle and Nephew at Longest Walk 2

Uncle and nephew at the celebration for the Longest Walk 2.
Intertribal Friendship House, Oakland, California. February 11, 2008.

These photos of the Longest Walk 2 are also available in color.

Dennis Banks at AIM Rally

American Indian Movement (AIM) April 26 Rally,
San Francisco, 1980.

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Bill Wahpepah at the AIM House in Richmond

Bill Wahpepah at the Aim House in Richmond, CA circa 1979.

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Demonstration for Leonard Peltier

Demonstration for Leonard Peltier, organized by Bill Wahpepah
San Francisco, California, mid-1980s.

From left, sitting: Gary Abler, John Whitefox
Men with sign: Robbie and Rainer from Munich.

500 Years of Resistance

500 years of resistance rally and march, "Columbus Day", San Francisco, California, 1992.

DJs at Rally

DJs at 500 Years of Resistance rally.
"Columbus Day", San Francisco, California, 1992.

Women at 500 Years of Resistance Rally

Women on "500 Years of Resistance" rally and march in San Francisco, "Columbus Day", 1992.

Sunrise Ceremony

Sunrise Ceremony on Alcatraz Island, marking the beginning of the Longest Walk 2.

San Francisco, California, February 11, 2008

Sunrise Ceremony Participants

Participants in the Sunrise Ceremony on Alcatraz Island beginning of the Longest Walk 2.
San Francisco Bay, California, February 11, 2008

"Planet Walker" John Francis

"Planet Walker" John Francis speaking to the walkers on the first day of the Longest Walk 2.
Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, February 11, 2008

A Pomo Woman and her Children

A Pomo woman and her daughters during the rally for the Longest Walk 2 at U.C. Berkeley.
February 11, 2008.

The Son of Zapata

The son of Zapata at DQU University.

Left: Dorinda Moreno

Dennis Banks' Daughter on Her Wedding Day

Dennis Banks' daughter with her uncle on her wedding day.

DQU, 1979