Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman (August 17, 1936 – December 13, 2007) was a Dakota musician, activist and actor. Late in his life he became a leading actor depicting Native Americans in American films and television. He is sometimes credited as Floyd Crow Westerman. <br />Early life <br />Westerman was born on the Lake Traverse Reservation, home of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Dakota (Sioux) in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1] As a youth, he attended an off-reservation elementary school where he was forced to cut his hair and forbidden to speak his native language. This would profoundly impact his later life and his restless pursuit of championing his own heritage (Time Magazine, Dec. 31 2007 - Jan. 7th 2008). At the age of 10, Westerman was sent to the Wahpeton Boarding School, where he first met Dennis Banks of the American Indian Movement. <br />Floyd Red Crow Westerman <br />Born Floyd Westerman <br />August 17, 1936(1936-08-17) <br />Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota, USA <br />Died December 13, 2007 (aged 71) <br />Los Angeles, California, USA <br />Other name(s) Floyd Crow Westerman <br />Floyd Westerman <br />Pop Wharton (nickname) <br />Occupation Actor, Activist, Artist, Musician <br />Years active 1990s - 2007 <br />Spouse(s) Rosie Westerman
