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Russell Means, AIM leader on the Pine Ridge Reservation, left, tells villagers on March 7, 1973 in Wounded Knee that they must continue their fight against the government until their demands are met. At right is Dennis Banks another AIM Leader. (AP Photo)

American Indian Movement leader Dennis Banks leaves the Federal Court Building after a pre-trial conference, Jan. 8, 1974 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Banks and AIM leader Russell Means will be tried in U.S. District Court for their part in the 71-day takeover of Wounded Knee, South Dakota. Jury selection begins on Tuesday. (AP Photo)

Dennis Banks, leader of the Native American Indian Movement, is shown in Minneapolis, Mn., in Feb. 1974. (AP Photo)

American Indian Movement leader Dennis Banks, center, talks to press conference of his and fellow AIM leader Russell Means, left, attempts to help in food distribution on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 1974 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as efforts to effect the release of kidnaped Patricia Hearst continue. At right is AIM attorney William Kunstler.

8-23-1974 (MP8)ST.Paul, Minn., Aug. 16--Case Competed-- AIM leader Russell Means leaves U.S. District Court in St. Paul Friday after resting their defense in the Wounded Knee trial. Means and Dennis Banks, co-defendants, are on trial for larceny, conspiracy and three counts of assaulting federal officers during the occupation of Wounded Knee in 1973. (jp61920stf-jp) 1974

SEP 17 1974 Russell Means, Left, and Dennis Banks, Right, Join in Song They sing the Aim victory song at a party after dismissal of charges.

File - In this March 18, 1973, file photo taken in Wounded Knee, S.D., American Indian Movement leader Dennis Banks, left, reads an offer by U.S. government seeking to effect an end to the Native American takeover of Wounded Knee. Looking on is AIM leader Carter Camp. The family of Banks said he died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, at the age of 80.

Dennis Banks, right, and Clyde Bellecourt, left, founders of the American Indian Movement, greet each other Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, following Bellcourt's address to the American Indian Leaders: Red Power and Tribal Politics conference in Lawrence, Kan. American Indian leaders said Friday that a recent apology offered by the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs is a good start but that the government needs to do more. (AP Photo/Lawrence Journal-World, Mike Yoder)

In this Feb. 27, 2003, file photo, Dennis Banks, one of the founders of the American Indian Movement (AIM), speaks to the crowd gathered to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the AIM standoff at Wounded Knee, S.D. The family of Banks says he died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, at the age of 80. Banks was a co-founder of AIM and a leader of the Wounded Knee occupation in 1973.

In this May 14, 2010, file photo, American Indian activist Dennis Banks, left, speaks to reporters on Lake Bemidji, during an American Indian treaty rights protest in Bemidji, Minn. The family of Banks says he died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, at the age of 80. Banks was a co-founder of the American Indian Movement and a leader of the Wounded Knee occupation in 1973.

American Indian activist Dennis Banks waits to board a canoe to spread a net on Lake Bemidji near Bemidji, Minn. on Friday, May 14, 2010, during an American Indian treaty rights protest. Some tribal members fished the day before Minnesota's walleye opener to assert their rights under an 1855 treaty. Banks is a co-founder of the American Indian Movement (AIM) and a member of the Leech Lake tribe.

Casket bearers enter the room with the body of Dennis Banks, who helped found the American Indian Movement, at the American Indian Center, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 in Minneapolis, Minn. Banks died at age 80, his family announced Monday.

Family members console each other during an all-night visitation for Dennis Banks, who helped found the American Indian Movement, at the American Indian Center, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 in Minneapolis, Minn. Banks died at age 80, his family announced Monday.

Casket bearers wait to carry the body of Dennis Banks, who helped found the American Indian Movement, arrives at the American Indian Center for a all-night visitation, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 in Minneapolis, Minn.

Clyde Bellecourt speaks during an All-night visitation for Dennis Banks, who helped found the American Indian Movement, arrives at the American Indian Center for a all-night visitation, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 in Minneapolis, Minn. Banks died at age 80, his family announced Monday.