#Dennis Banks

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Dennis Banks in 1973 & 1974

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Have you heard of the American Indian Movement? Did you know natives had a movement/group in the 70's-80's dedicated to native liberation?

No? It's a part of history they don't teach you in school, but come close and look so I can show you.

Watch this, it's not long I promise. This is Russel Means, a prominent native activists and one of the leaders of AIM. AIM sought to help natives with things like tribal sovereignty, housing, healthcare, and food security.

Here he is testifying to the US government.

The transcript ^

A little excerpt of the end:

"The American Indian people’s right to self-determination is recognized and will be implemented through the following policies:

The American Indian individual shall have the right to choose his or her citizenship and the American Indian nations have the right to choose their level of citizenship and autonomy up to absolute independence;

The American Indian will have their just property rights restored which include rights of easement, access, hunting, fishing, prayer, and water;

The BIA will be abolished with the American Indian tribal members deciding the extent and nature of their governments, if any;

Negotiations will be undertaken to exchange otherwise unclaimed and un-owned federal property for any and all government obligations to the American Indian nations, and to fully -- and to hold fully liable those responsible for any and all damages which have resulted from the resource development on or near our reservation lands including the -- including damages done by careless and inexcusable disposal of uranium mill tailings and other mineral and toxic wastes.

I want to thank you, gentlemen, for inviting me here. It's been a high honor, especially since I'm the only one invited here today to testify that doesn't receive money from the federal government. Also, I want to make -- I was introduced as a former founder and leader of American Indian movement to the tribal chairwoman that you have here, a former associates for the American Indian Movement back in the days when we were gross militants and so I just wanted to let you in on that, that the American Indian Movement is a very proud continuing part of American Indian Society.

Thank you."

"The American Indian Movement remains based in Minneapolis with several branches nationwide. The organization prides itself on fighting for the rights of Native peoples outlined in treaties and helping to preserve indigenous traditions and spiritual practices. The organization also has fought for the interests of aboriginal peoples in Canada, Latin America and worldwide. “At the heart of AIM is deep spirituality and a belief in the connectedness of all Indian people,” the group states on its website."

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The Arrest of Dennis Banks

San Fransisco Airport, 1978

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2 CVs

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procreate reacquired

we’re so back

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Lawmen: Bass Reeves | Official Trailer | Paramount+

From Executive Producers Taylor Sheridan and David Oyelowo comes the untold story of the most legendary lawman in the Old West: Bass Reeves. Lawmen: Bass Reeves, follows the journey of Reeves (Oyelowo) and his rise from enslavement to law enforcement as the first Black U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi. Despite arresting over 3,000 outlaws during the course of his career, the weight of the badge was heavy, and he wrestled with its moral and spiritual cost to his beloved family.

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the #s are all of my obsessions!!

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Macaroni: Caricatures vs. Portraits

The Fly Catching Macaroni - Sir Joseph Banks

[Left: The Fly Catching Macaroni, print, c. 1772, by Matthew Darly, via Yale University Library.

Right: Sir Joseph Banks, oil on canvas, c. 1771-1773, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, via Wikimedia.]

The Macaroni Painter - Richard Cosway

[Left: The Macaroni Painter, print, c. 1772, by Richard Earlom after a drawing by Robert Dighton, via The British Museum.

Right: Detail of The Academicians of the Royal Academy, oil on canvas, c. 1771-72, by Johan Zoffany, via The Royal Collection Trust.]

The Eclipse Macarony - Colonel Dennis O’Kelly

[Left: The Eclipse Macarony, print, c. 1773, by Matthew Darly, via The British Museum.

Right: Colonel Dennis O’Kelly, before 1787, by Johann Zoffany, via Illustrated London News, 4th June 1932.]

The Illiterate Macaroni - Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk

[Left: The Illiterate Macaroni, print, c. 1772, by Matthew Darly, via The British Museum.

Right: Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk, oil on canvas, c. 1770, by Joshua Reynolds, via Wikimedia]

Charles James Cub (The Original Macaroni) - Charles James Fox

[Left: Charles James Cub Esqr., print, c. 1771, by anonymous, via The British Museum.

Right: Charles James Fox, oil on canvas, c. unknown, by Benjamin Wilson, via Bonhams.]

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there’s a wendy’s by my apartment and every time i drive by it i think of your fic…

Hahaha.. Amazing. It'll make it's return, don't worry (Wendys, that is, so clearly the fic too...)

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Jodrell Bank II

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Adventure Comics #413

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The way my husband so firmly believes that if I had super powers I'd be evil 😭

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Lawmen: Bass Reeves Review

Fans of Westerns and American History will love this mini-series The Legend of Bass Reeves is the story of a Black man forced to fight for the confederacy, who escapes his cruel owner (FYI all slave owners were cruel), is a crack shot, and has a strong will to survive. Bass Reeves (David Oyelowo) is a natural marksman and the series takes us on the journey as he becomes the first U.S. Marshal…

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Angela Banks with Dennis Bergkamp. I think this photo is from 02/03. The article I was reading said that players on the men's team "sponsored" players on the women's team (and that Bergkamp sponsored Banks), but I haven't found another clear reference to this being the setup (and I don't super trust the source). The photo would have been right around when Arsenal women went semiprofessional (2002).