Director Marie-Michele Jasmin-Belisle Attending!
Ojibwa Warrior is the stirring documentary about Indigenous leader Nowa Cumig, known as Dennis Banks. From Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag (Leech Lake Reservation, Minnesota), Banks was the co-founder of the American Indian Movement (AIM) in Minneapolis. Through its many actions, AIM changed the course of American history: the seizing of Alcatraz, the Custer Riots and Wounded Knee, among others, fighting for the rights of Indigenous people. Narrated by actor, artist and activist Michael Horse and based on Banks’ autobiography, "Ojibwa Warrior: Dennis Banks and the Rise of the American Indian Movement," Ojibwa Warrior is a definitive retrospective of the life of the inspiring leader.
Director Biography
Marie-Michele Jasmin-Belisle is an award-winning artist and filmmaker whose work has appeared in galleries and festivals around the world. Her works include numerous short films, the TV pilot Women of the West (2017), the feature documentary Nowa Cumig: The Drum Will Never Stop (2012), and Ojibwa Warrior: The Legacy Of Dennis Banks (2023) is her latest film.