Born December 17, 1947· Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA
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Emerging from a Cherokee family in rural Oklahoma, he learned the language at home, completed high-school at Chilocco Indian Agricultural School, served a year in Vietnam after combat training at Fort Polk, and entered the performing arts while attending Tulsa Community College. His screen debut came with The Trial of Standing Bear (1988), followed by memorable portrayals of a Pawnee warrior in Da…