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This is a list of Native American actors in the United States, including Alaskan Natives.. While Native American identity can be complex, it is rooted in political sovereignty that predates the creation of colonial nation states like the United States, Canada, and Mexico and persists into the 21st century recognized under international law by treaty.
Iron Eyes Cody (born Espera Oscar de Corti, April 3, 1904 – January 4, 1999) was an American actor of Italian descent who portrayed Native Americans in Hollywood films, [2] including the role of Chief Iron Eyes in Bob Hope's The Paleface (1948).
Rodney Arnold Grant [1] (born March 9, 1959) is a Native American actor. He is best known for his role as "Wind In His Hair" (Lakota: Pahíŋ Otȟáte) in the 1990 film Dances with Wolves. Grant was raised on the Omaha Reservation in Macy, Nebraska. After his biological parents abandoned him, his grandparents raised him from six months of age ...
The 76-year-old actor and producer is of Cherokee descent. Most recently, he voiced the role of the elder Sun on the cartoon television series, Spirit Rangers , which follows three Native American ...
Zahn Tokiya-ku McClarnon is a Native American actor known for his performances in the Western crime drama series Longmire, the second season of Fargo, and the second season of Westworld. Since 2022, he has played the lead role of Joe Leaphorn in the AMC series Dark Winds . [ 1 ]
Studi is the second Native American actor to present at the Academy Awards. Will Rogers hosted in 1934. [18] In 2019, he received an Academy Honorary Award, becoming the first Native American actor to receive an Oscar specifically for acting. [3] [19] In his acceptance speech, Studi said: "I’d simply like to say, it’s about time. It’s ...
When Freeland was growing up in the ‘90s, she recalls looking up to the “Mount Rushmore” of Native American actors, a group of well-known stars including Graham Greene, Wes Studi, Irene ...
Saginaw Morgan Grant (July 20, 1936 – July 27, 2021) was a Native American character actor.He appeared in The Lone Ranger, The World's Fastest Indian, Community, and Breaking Bad and was a musician, pow wow dancer, motivational speaker and the Hereditary Chief of the Sac and Fox Nation.