Oscar-winning actor Wes Studi was Number 19 on The New York Times’ “25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century (So Far)” list. At the beginning of Native American Heritage Month, there is no ...

A fter Twilight, some fans assumed that Taylor Lautner had Native American ancestry considering his character's ethnicity. Lautner rode the massive pop culture wave that was the Twilight franchise ...

Studi remembers the Screen Actors Guild book of actors being a hefty tome while the then-newly founded American Indian Registry for the Performing Arts, listing Native actors, was a thin sliver ...

The only other Native American actor to be nominated for an Emmy was August Schellenberg, ... She is of Wampanoag and Montauk-Brothertown Indian Nation descent. She is based in Rapid City.

Discover the best Native American movies and series—from landmark Native-made films to respectful collaborations—celebrating authentic Indigenous storytelling.

The National Congress of American Indians was given the rights to Keep America Beautiful's 1971 "Crying Indian" ad, a recognizable anti-pollution advertisement featuring Iron Eyes Cody.

Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American actress who took the Oscars stage in 1973 to decline Marlon Brando’s award for The Godfather, died Sunday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian celebrates Native American Heritage Month (Nov. 1 – 31) with numerous events honoring American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian ...

Since its debut in 1971, an anti-pollution ad showing a man in Native American attire shed a single tear at the sight of smokestacks and litter has become an indelible piece of TV pop culture.