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Kamook Banks

Race:Native American
Era:1970s
State:Oregon
Support
American Indian Movement
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Biography

American Indian Movement member (wife of Dennis Banks) cleared with the other 'Loud Hawk' defendants of the 1975 Oregon firearms/explosives charges. The Black Panther Vol. 15 no.6 (1976) renders the name 'LaMook Banks.' [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v15 no.6; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Charges: Firearms and explosives ('Loud Hawk' case)
Sentence: AIM member (wife of Dennis Banks) cleared with the other 'Loud Hawk' defendants of the 1975 Oregon firearms/explosives charges.
Convicted: No — acquitted