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He appeared in the 1964 Wagon Train episode "The Bob Stuart Story" and also gave a moving performance as the orphaned Native American valet who rails against violence opposite Guy Stockwell in "The Richard Bloodgood Story" S8 E10 which aired on 11/28/1964.
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Jul 11, 2021 · The Columbia, Mo., native solidified his Hollywood status after tussling onscreen with actors like Clint Eastwood, Nick Nolte and Yul Brynner.
Nov 17, 2023 · To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we profile a dozen trailblazing actors dating from the silent era to the present day whose careers have set the stage for increasing representation...
The U.S. Government has never created a list of all people who have Native American ancestry. However, historically the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) created numerous rolls (lists) of American Indians and Alaska Natives to identify members of federally recognized tribes and bands, including Freedmen.
Smith was a poet in residence at Williams College from 1959 to 1967 and taught at Columbia University from 1973 until 1975. He served as the Professor Emeritus of English literature at Hollins University. He was the first Native American named to the position of Poet Laureate in the United States.
Dec 29, 2019 · The problem is the truth: William Jay Smith, a poet of note, claimed Choctaw heritage, and wrote about his Native American heritage, including long poem on the Trail of Tears.
Smith drew upon his Native American heritage—he was part Choctaw—for The Cherokee Lottery: A Sequence of Poems (2000).
