Edward benton banai biography of mahatma

  • edward benton banai biography of mahatma

    • Eddie Benton-Banai

    American civil rights organizer (1931–2020)

    Edward Benton-Banai (March 4, 1931 – November 30, 2020) was an American civil rights activist, one of the founders of the American Indian Movement (AIM).

    Life and education

    Born on March 4, 1931,[1] Benton-Banai was Ojibwe-Anishinabe of the Fish Clan from Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation in Northern Wisconsin.[2] In 1986 Benton-Banai became grand chief of the Three Fires Midewiwin Lodge. He was commonly referred to as Bawdwaywidun.[2]

    Benton-Banai held a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Minnesota.[3]

    In 1979, Benton-Banai wrote The Mishomis Book (drawn from the Teachings of the Seven Grandfathers), which chronicles Anishinaabe way of life and the Seven Fires Prophecy.[4][5]

    In 2008 he was appointed as an academic and spiritual adviser to Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig.[6] Benton's role as a spiritual adviser to Shing