American Indian Movement founder Dennis Banks is planning a four-day walk on the Leech Lake Reservation in Minnesota in protest of a newspaper series that detailed problems facing youth on the reservation.

Banks said The Minneapolis Star Tribune series, "The Lost Youth of Leech Lake," implied that all youth are abusing drugs and/or alcohol. He said his four-day walk around Leech Lake will be positive. Banks was born on the reservation and lives there.

The series has sparked strong reactions, some critical of the way the paper focused on violence, drug and other problems. But others praised the paper for highlighting the issue.

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