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A vibe, a message, a legacy 🔥

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This is for the next generation 💫

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The future is Indigenous 🌅

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Not just a dance. It’s history in motion 🕺

08/08/2025

Have you ever wondered what it takes to transform Hollywood’s portrayal of Indigenous people? Wes Studi didn’t just wonder—he did it. With every role, he has proudly represented and redefined Native American presence on screen, paving the way for greater cultural authenticity and respect.
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Born and raised in Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, Studi grew up speaking only Cherokee until he started school. At 17, driven by a sense of duty, he joined the National Guard and later served courageously in Vietnam. After returning home, he became passionately involved in Native American rights, notably participating in the historic Wounded Knee protest at Pine Ridge Reservation in 1973.

Studi quickly gained recognition for his powerful portrayals of fierce warriors and leaders, captivating audiences worldwide. His memorable performances in films such as "Dances with Wolves," his breakthrough as the compelling Magua in "The Last of the Mohicans," and his powerful portrayal of the iconic Apache leader in "Geronimo: An American Legend," solidified his status as an influential actor. His versatility further shines through roles in diverse films like "Skinwalkers," "The Lone Ranger," "The Horse Whisperer," "The Doors," and the global phenomenon "Avatar."
Off-screen, Studi continues to share his passion for music, performing as a bassist alongside his wife in their band, Firecat of Discord. His commitment to cultural preservation is evident through his role as honorary chair of the Indigenous Language Institute’s national endowment campaign, aimed at revitalizing Indigenous languages.

In recognition of his groundbreaking career and profound impact, Wes Studi received an Academy Honorary Award, becoming the first Native American actor—and only the second Indigenous North American, after Buffy Sainte-Marie—to be honored by the Academy.
Today, Wes Studi remains a beloved figure, living in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and continuing to inspire generations as a powerful voice for Indigenous pride and representation. ​

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This is who we are 🌎

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Actor Wes Studi is always proud to be Native American.
Wes Studi's has had one long enjoyable acting career. He was raised in Nofire Hollow Oklahoma, speaking Cherokee only until he started school.
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At 17 he joined the National Guard and later went to Vietnam. After his discharge, Studi became politically active in American Indian affairs. He participated in Wounded Knee at Pine Ridge Reservation in 1973. Wes is known for his roles as a fierce Native American warrior, such as the Pawnee warrior in Dances with Wolves. In the Last of the Mohicans he plays the Huron named Magua, which was his first major part. Soon after he got the lead role in Geronimo: An American Legend. He was in Skinwalkers, The Lone Ranger, and The Horse Whisperer. He played the Indian out in the desert in The Doors movie, and he was also in Avatar. Studi also plays bass and he and his wife are in a band called Firecat of Discord. Wes Studi also serves as honorary chair of the national endowment campaign, of the Indigenous Language Institute that's working to save Native Languages. He and his family live in Santa Fe New Mexico, and Wes has been in several other movies, TV shows and movies, and mini series. He also received an Academy Honorary Award, becoming the first Native American and the second North American Indigenous person to be honored by the Academy, the first was Buffy Sainte-Marie, a First Nations Canadian Indigenous musician.
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06/08/2025

Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and a National Board of Review Award.
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He has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Emmy Awards. Elliott was cast in the musical drama A Star Is Born (2018), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding prizes at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards. He also won a National Board of Review Award. Elliott starred as Shea Brennan in the American drama miniseries 1883 (2021–2022), for which he won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie.
Elliott is known for his distinctive lanky physique, full mustache, and deep, sonorous voice. He began his acting career with minor appearances in The Way West (1967), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), season five of Mission: Impossible, and guest-starred on television in the Western Gunsmoke (1972) before landing his first lead film role in Frogs (1972). His film breakthrough was in the drama Lifeguard (1976). Elliott co-starred in the box office hit Mask (1985) and went on to star in several Louis L'Amour adaptations such as The Quick and the Dead (1987) and Conagher (1991), the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. He received his second Golden Globe and first Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Buffalo Girls (1995). His other film credits from the early 1990s include as John Buford in the historical drama Gettysburg (1993) and as Virgil Earp in the Western Tombstone (also 1993). In 1998, he played the Stranger in The Big Lebowski.
In the 2000s, Elliott appeared in supporting roles in the drama We Were Soldiers (2002) and the superhero films Hulk (2003) and Ghost Rider (2007). In 2015, he guest-starred on the series Justified, which earned him a Critics' Choice Television Award, and in 2016 began starring in the Netflix series The Ranch. Elliott subsequently had a lead role in the comedy-drama The Hero.
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