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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.
Irene Bedard (born July 22, 1967) is an Alaska Native actress, who has played mostly Native American lead roles in a variety of films. She is perhaps best known for the role of Suzy Song in the 1998 film Smoke Signals, [2] an adaptation of a Sherman Alexie collection of short stories, as well as for providing the speaking voice for the titular character in the 1995 animated film Pocahontas.
Ray Mala (born Ray Agnaqsiaq Wise, [1] also known as Ach-nach-chiak (Iñupiaq othography: Aġnatchiaq or Aġnasiaq); December 27, 1906 – September 23, 1952) was a prominent Alaska Native actor. He was one of Hollywood's Native American movie actors along with Lillian St. Cyr, Jesse Cornplanter, Chief Yowlachie, William Eagle Shirt, and Will ...
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 ...
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, read up on famous Native Americans shaping our culture today, including actors, artists, athletes, and politicians 25 Famous Native Americans to Know ...
The "Killers of the Flower Moon" star made sure she was in Oklahoma when the Academy Awards nominations were revealed Tuesday.
Will Rogers (1879–1935), actor and humorist, died in a plane crash in Alaska along with Wiley Post while making a flight through the territory Robert W. Service (1874–1958), due to influence from Gold Rush migration across the North Country, Service became Alaskans' most well–loved poet, despite actually living in the Yukon Territory.
(Native Mexican) Roma: Nominated Debut performance. First North American Indigenous woman to receive an Academy Award nomination for acting. [8] 2023 Lily Gladstone: Piegan Blackfeet & Nez Perce (Native American) Killers of the Flower Moon: Nominated First Native American actress to be nominated for an Academy Award. [11]