List of fictional Native Americans

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This is the list of fictional Native Americans from notable works of fiction (literatures, films, television shows, video games, etc.). It is organized by the examples of the fictional indigenous peoples of the United States, ones that are historical and others that are modern.

Literature[]

See also: Native Americans in children's literature
The Indian princess Tiger Lily from Barrie's Peter Pan, drawn by Oliver Herford in 1907.

This section contains examples of the writing of both native and non-native authors.

Native American Work Notes Author
Agnes Adams The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian The Spokane Indian who lives on the Spokane Indian reservation in her life. She is the mother of Arnold Spirit Jr. Sherman Alexie
Arnold Spirit Jr. (Junior) A 14-year-old boy who lives on the reservation with his parents.
Arnold Spirit Sr. Junior's father who could have been a jazz musician.
Zits (Michael) Flight A 15-year-old boy who is the foster child and the main character of the story.
Thomas Builds-the-Fire The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven The character who appears in "This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona".
Victor Joseph One of the main characters of the short story collection.
Coyote Springs Reservation Blues An all-Indian rock and blues band of the Spokane tribe.
Esselen Girl The Lariat She was the first Esselen Indian to be converted by Spanish Franciscan friar Fray Luis. Jaime de Angulo
Hualala The medicine man and the husband of the Esselen Girl.
White Bull Comanche: Story of America's Most Heroic Horse[1] A 12-year-old Dakota Sioux boy who kindly treats the legendary Comanche whom his cousin Yellow Bull treats badly. David Appel
Little Bear The Indian in the Cupboard A small plastic figurine that magically comes to life in a cupboard. He also appeared in the following sequels:
  • The Return of the Indian[2]
  • The Secret of the Indian[3]
  • The Mystery of the Cupboard[4]
  • The Key to the Indian[5]
 Lynne Reid Banks
Great Big Little Panther Peter and Wendy The big chief of the Native Americans, known as the "Redskins", of the Pickaninny tribe in the fictional island of Neverland. J. M. Barrie
Tiger Lily The tribal princess of the Redskins and the daughter of Great Big Little Panther.
Shining Pearl Peter and the Secret of Rundoon The daughter of Chief Fighting Prawn and the analog of Tiger Lily. Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Fighting Prawn Peter and the Starcatchers The chieftain of the fictional Mollusk Tribe.
Cheyenne people Little Big Man[6]
  • Old Lodge Skins, the tribal chief
  • Younger Bear
  • Shadow-That-Comes-in-Sight (or Shadow for short), the Cheyenne brave
  • Sunshine, daughter of Shadow
  • Burns-Red-in-the-Sun
  • Little Horse
  • Buffalo Wallow Woman
  • Digging Bear, Little Elk and Corn Woman
 Thomas Berger
Kicking Bird Dances with Wolves[7] The Sioux medicine man. Michael Blake
Stands-With-A-Fist She is the adoptive daughter of Kicking Bird and the wife of Lieutenant John Dunbar (aka Dances-with-Wolves).
Chief Ten Bears
Winds-In-His-Hair A Sioux warrior.
Wolf Tiger Eyes[8] A mysterious native climber. Judy Blume
Running Dog Black Fox[9] Matt Braun
Zack Banning Comanche Moon[10] The son of the Comanche chief. Virginia Brown
Waukewa Waukewa's Eagle A young Indian boy who befriends a broken-winged eagle. James Buckham
Toriano Adobe Walls[11] The son of the Apache Chief. W. R. Burnett
Corby Children of the Dust[12] The Cheyenne boy. Clancy Carlile
Chingachgook Leatherstocking Tales The Mohican chief and the companion of Natty Bumppo. James Fenimore Cooper
Magua Huron warrior in the novel The Last of the Mohicans.
Uncas Chingachgook's son who was killed by Magua.
Hard Heart The Prairie A brave, trustworthy Pawnee warrior.
Chief Mahtoree A crafty Teton Sioux chief.
Tachechana The wife of Mahtoree.
Soft Rain Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears[13] A young Cherokee girl who lives in the Tsalagi community of North Carolina with her parents and her younger brother, Hawk Boy. Cornelia Cornelissen
Salamanca Tree Hiddle Walk Two Moons[14] Sharon Creech
Scarface The Book of Myths A scarred Native American warrior who is rewarded to marry the Chief's daughter after saving the Sun God's son, Morning Star, from giant birds of prey. Amy Cruse
She-Who-Is-Alone The Legend of the Bluebonnet[15] A Comanche girl who has lost her parents. Based on the original Native American folklore, retold and illustrated by Tomie dePaola. (This was later adapted as the 2nd story of "Tales of the First People, Vol I: Spirit Tales" in 2016) Tomie dePaola
Morning Girl and Star Boy Morning Girl[16] The two Taíno siblings who recreate a life on the Bahamian island. Michael Dorris
Walnut/Sees-Behind-Trees Sees Behind Trees[17]
Christine George Taylor A Yellow Raft in Blue Water She has been separated from her husband, Elgin Taylor.
Aunt Ida George She is a legal mother of Christine.
Rayona Diane Taylor The half-Native American daughter of Christine and Elgin.
Cogewea Cogewea, the Half-Blood: A Depiction of the Great Montana Cattle Range The protagonist who is both Indigenous and Euro-American. Mourning Dove
Blue Back Drums Along the Mohawk A friendly Oneida man. Walter D. Edmonds
Celestine James The Beet Queen[18] The half-Native American who would become a best friend of Mary Adare. Louise Erdrich
Omakayas
(aka Little Frog) 		The Birchbark House[19] She is the main character of the story. She also appeared in the following sequels, The Game of Silence[20] and The Porcupine Year.[21] Omakayas has her family included in the story:
  • Nokomis, Omakayas's maternal grandmother.
  • Yellow Kettle, Omakayas's strong mother.
  • Deydey, Omakayas's father who is half white and half Ojibwe.
  • Angeline, a sister whom Omakayas sees and loves as a role model.
  • Pinch and Neewo, Omakayas's younger brothers whom she loves very much.
Fleur Pillager Four Souls An Ojibwe woman.
LaRose Iron LaRose A Native American boy and the titular character of the story.
Landreaux and Emmaline Iron The parents of LaRose Iron.
Dusty Ravich The son of Peter and Nola Ravich and the best friend of LaRose Iron. He was only five years old when he was shot and killed accidentally by Landreaux Iron.
Father Damien Modeste Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse The priest of the Ojibwe people.
Marie Lazarre Kashpaw Love Medicine She is the wife of Nector Kashpaw.
Nector Kashpaw He is the son of Rushes Bear and Kashpaw; the husband of Marie Lazarre Kashpaw.
Evelina Harp The Plaque of Doves[22] The girl who is part Ojibwe and part white.
Mooshum The grandfather of Evelina Harp.
Antone "Joe" Coutts The Round House The 13-year-old Ojibwe son of Geraldine and Bazil Coutts.
Laughing Boy Laughing Boy Oliver La Farge
Slim Girl
Lotus Mountain Man A lone woman who is left alive after an Indian massacre. The historical novel that is a largely fictionalized retelling of the experiences of Liver-Eating Johnson, a real-life mountain man. Vardis Fisher
Tess Soldier Sister, Fly Home[23] A 13-year-old girl who is having a hard time understanding what it means to be part Navajo and part white; a sister of Gaby. A story that is inspired by the death of Lori Piestewa, illustrated by Shonto Begay. Nancy Bo Flood
Chief Bear Thirteen Moons The local chief of the Cherokee Nation. Charles Frazier
Featherstone
Billie Wind The Talking Earth[24] A girl of the Seminole tribe who has to find the answers to believe the legends about the earth spirits and talking animals. Jean Craighead George
Apaches and Comanches Savage Sam A group of Indians who can abduct Travis and Arliss Coates and Lisbeth Searcy. Fred Gipson
Dark Water An Undisturbed Peace[25] The daughter of the powerful Cherokee chief and one of the main characters of the story. Mary Glickman
Crow Chief Crow Chief: A Plains Indian Story[26] Paul Goble
Falling Star The savior.
Brave Indian Boy The Gift of the Sacred Dog[27]
Indian Girl The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
Iktomi Iktomi series[28] The Plains Indian trickster.
Chief's Daughter Star Boy[29] Retold and illustrated by Paul Goble.
Star Boy The son of Morning Star and Evening Star and the titular character of the story.
Morning Plume The Storm Maker's Tipi[30] One of the two Blackfoot hunters.
Sacred Otter The father of Morning Plume and one of the two Blackfoot hunters.
Nophaie The Vanishing American[31] A young Navajo and the main character of the story. Zane Grey
Blackfoot Chief The Big Sky The tribal chief of the Blackfeet and the late father of Teal Eye. A. B. Guthrie, Jr.
Teal Eye The Blackfoot princess and the wife of Boone Caudill.
Chief Heavy Runner Fair Land, Fair Land The Blackfoot chief.
Little Wing The granddaughter of the Shoshone chief and the wife of Hezekiah Higgins.
Bernadette Manuelito Leaphorn & Chee series[32] The wife of Officer Jim Chee. She was formerly a federal Customs Patrol Officer and is now a Navajo Tribal Police Officer. Tony Hillerman and Anne Hillerman
Jim Chee One of the two Navajo Tribal Police Officers.
Joe Leaphorn One of the two Navajo Tribal Police Officers and the "Legendary Lieutenant".
Wusamequin Spirited[33] A young medicine man who alerts his warriors to capture Isabella Sevens and her father. A retelling of Beauty and the Beast and an homage to The Last of the Mohicans. Nancy Holder
Ezol Day Miko Kings: An Indian Baseball Story[34] A postal clerk in the Indian Territory. LeAnne Howe
Hope Little Leader A Choctaw pitcher for the fictitious team of the Miko Kings.
Buffalo Horn Flaming Star[35] He was a native hunter. Clair Huffaker
Pacer Burton He is a half-breed, half Native American and half white.
Soldat du Chene Little House on the Prairie He is the French-speaking chief of the Osage Nation in Kansas, loosely based on the real-life Osage chief.[36] Laura Ingalls Wilder
Alessandro Assis Ramona A young native sheepherder. Helen Hunt Jackson
Ramona The title character who is a Scottish-Native American orphan girl, raised by Señora Gonzaga Moreno.
Fish Hawk Old Fish Hawk[37] The last of the Osage Indians. Mitchell F. Jayne
Melissa Little Brid The Cold Dish[38] A local Indian girl. Craig Johnson
Henry Standing Bear Walt Longmire series[39] A Cheyenne man who is a friend of Sheriff Walt Longmire.
John Morgan/Shunkawakan A Man Called Horse Although John Morgan was not born to the Sioux natives but to be a Boston aristocrat, he was at first being held captive by those people until he later became a member of their tribe. His Native-American name Shunkawakan means "Horse" in the Sioux language for he was treated as a horse. Dorothy M. Johnson
Chief Yellow Hand He is the chief of the Sioux tribe.
Inuit Girl Mama, Do You Love Me?[40] Illustrated by Barbara Lavallee. Barbara M. Joosse
Mama The mother of an Inuit girl.
Bromden One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest A large yet docile half-Native American "chief" who is mute and deaf; the first person narrator of the story. Ken Kesey
Lum Truth and Bright Water The cousin of Tecumseh and the son of tribal leader Franklin. Thomas King
Tecumseh A 15-year-old Blackfoot boy of the Truth town in rural Montana and the first person narrator of the story; the son of Helen and Elvin and the nephew of Auntie Cassie. He is named after the famous Shawnee chief.
Turtle The Bean Trees;
Pigs in Heaven[41] 		A three-year-old Cherokee girl who was adopted by Taylor Greer. Barbara Kingsolver
Chief Scar The Searchers[42] The tribal leader of the band of Comanches, known as Nawyecka. Alan Le May
A Frog Girl Frog Girl[43] Paul Owen Lewis
The Yeehats The Call of the Wild The Native American group. Jack London
Grey Beaver White Fang A Native American chief who is the first master of a wolfdog, White Fang.
Hiawatha The Song of Hiawatha An Ojibwe warrior in the 1855 epic poem. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Minnehaha She was a Dakota woman who was the lover of Hiawatha.
Mudjekeewis Loosely based on the Ojibwe mythological spirit of the same name.
Nokomis Hiawatha's grandmother who fell from the Moon.
Ruby and Mogie Yellow Lodge Skins[44] The Lakota Sioux brothers of the fictional Beaver Creek Indian Reservation. Adrian C. Louis
Pearce Breakheart Pass The Indian agent and lawman. Alistair MacLean
Strong Wind The Indian Cinderella He is the Indian warrior who goes invisible and later ends up marrying the Chief's disfigured daughter. Cyrus MacMillan
Rough-Faced Girl The Rough-faced Girl[45] An Algonquin girl who is disfigured but has to win over a mysterious man, the Invisible Being, to be his bride. A retelling folklore inspired by Cinderella, illustrated by David Shannon. Rafe Martin
Nscho-tschi Old Firehand She was the daughter of the late Chief Intschu-tschuna and the sister of Chief Winnetou. Karl May
Winnetou He is the Native American hero who succeeds his father Intschu-tschuna as the chief of the Mescalero Apache. He is a friend and blood brother of German cowboy Old Shatterhand.
Kimmy Grandmother's Dreamcatcher[46] Illustrated by Stacey Schuett. Becky Ray McCain
Chippewa Grandmother The grandmother of Kimmy.
Blue Duck Lonesome Dove series The leader of a band of renegade Indians and Caucasian bandits; the son of Chief Buffalo Hump. Larry McMurtry
Chief Buffalo Hump The Comanche war-chief and the father of Blue Duck. Based on the real-life Buffalo Hump.
Kicking Wolf The Comanche warrior and accomplished horse thief.
Catherine LaLoup Leon The Surrounded The daughter of the Salish chief, wife of Max Leon, and the mother of Archilde Leon. D'Arcy McNickle
Taha Aki Twilight He was one of the last spirit chiefs and the first shape-shifter of the Quileute tribe in La Push, Washington. Stephenie Meyer
Billy Black The elder of the Quileute tribe.
Ephraim Black He was the last chief of the Quileute tribe and the great-grandfather of Jacob Black.
Jacob Black An attractive protector of the Quileute tribe and the son of Billy Black.
Harry Clearwater He was the elder of the Quileute tribe who died of a heart attack in New Moon.
Leah Clearwater She is the daughter of Harry and Sue Clearwater, who is the only known female shape-shifting wolf in the history of the Quileute tribe.
Seth Clearwater Leah's younger brother who transforms into a wolf around the same time as his sister.
Sam Uley He is the Alpha, or the leader, and the oldest member of the La Push pack; the ex-boyfriend of Leah Clearwater. When he was young, Sam and his mother Allison had been abandoned by his father Joshua.
Lame Beaver Centennial The Arapaho warrior and chieftain and one of the main characters of the story. James A. Michener
Abel House Made of Dawn The main character of the story. N. Scott Momaday
Moyo Runaway Papoose A young Navajo shepherd boy. Illustrated by Carl Moon. Grace Moon
Nah-tee A four-year-old Indian girl.
Azákia Ouabi; Or the Virtues of Nature: An Indian Tale in Four Cantos A woman of the Illinois Indian tribe. Sarah Wentworth Morton
Ouábi The husband of Azákia.
Karana/Won-a-pa-lei Island of the Blue Dolphins[47] Based upon a true story of Juana Maria. Karana is a sister of Ramo and Ulape and the main character of the story. Scott O'Dell
Bright Morning Sing Down the Moon[48] The girl of the Navajo tribe and the main character of the story.
Zia Zia The older sister of Mando and the niece of the late Karana; the mother of Rontu, Karana and young Mando.
Chief Spotted Wolf Arrow in the Sun[49] The legendary Cheyenne chieftain. T. V. Olsen
Blue There There The girl who lives in the area of Oakland, California. Tommy Orange
Calvin Johnson A young native man who owes drug money to his brother, Charles Johnson.
Jacquie Red Feather A substance abuse counselor.
Octavio Gomez A drug dealer and a cousin of Daniel Gonzales.
Orvil Red Feather A Cheyenne teenage grandson of Jacquie Red Feather.
Thomas Frank A Cheyenne drummer who worked formerly as a custodian at the Indian Center.
Chief Showcase Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down The last surviving native in the fictional Yellow Back Radio region. Ishmael Reed
Me’ma Me’ma and the Great Mountain The indigenous girl of an oppressed village called Sunken Creek. Lorin Morgan Richards
Kimi Blue Birds[50] A girl from the Roanoke tribe who befriends with the English girl named Alis. Caroline Starr Rose
Elk The Horsecatcher An adolescent Cheyenne and the main character who wants to be a wild horse tamer; the son of Elk River, nephew of Owl Friend, and younger brother of Two Wolves. Mari Sandoz
Elk River The headman of the band of Southern Cheyenne people and the father of Two Wolves and Elk.
Buddy Red Bird The Powwow Highway[51] The member of the Cheyenne tribe in Lame Deer, Montana. David Seals
Moki The Biography of a Grizzly[52] A Cree Indian and one of the main characters of the story. Ernest Thompson Seton
Kwani Kwani series[53] An eponymous character who was born into the long extinct fictional Anasazi tribe. Linda Lay Shuler
Tayo Ceremony The Laguna Pueblo man and the central character of the story who is half-Pueblo and half-white. Leslie Marmon Silko
Attean The Sign of the Beaver He is the grandson of the Indian chief. Elizabeth George Speare
Rick The Culled[54] The main protagonist who belongs to the Haudenosaunee people. Simon Spurrier
Martha Tom Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom[55] A young Choctaw girl who befriends with a slave and his son, Little Mo. Tim Tingle
Danny Blackgoat Danny Blackgoat series[56] A Navajo teenage boy.
Rose Goode House of Purple Cedar[57] A Choctaw girl who escapes as twenty other native girls have died when the Choctaw community, Skullyville, has been destroyed; the granddaughter of Amafo and Pokoni.
Isaac How I Became a Ghost;
When a Ghost Talks, Listen[58] 		A Choctaw boy who did not survived the Trail of Tears and ended up becoming a ghost.
Sarah Nita The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow A Navajo girl, in part of the Dear America book series. Ann Turner
Injun Joe The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The arch nemesis of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain
Shining Lighttower Battle Cry A Navajo Indian who is a member of the radio squad. Leon Uris
Fast Horse Fools Crow The son of Boss Ribs and a friend of Fools Crows. James Welch
Fools Crow/White Man's Dog The son of Chief Rides-at-the-Door and Double Strike Woman.
Red Paint She is the wife of Fools Crow and the daughter of Heavy Shield Woman and Yellow Kidney, leader of the horse raid.
Running Fisher The brother of Fools Crow.
Charging Elk The Heartsong of Charging Elk[59] The Oglala Sioux man.
Virgil First Raise Winter in the Blood The main character and the first person narrator of the story.
Massai Broncho Apache[60] The last Apache warrior, based on the real-life Massai. Paul Wellman

Comics[]

See also: List of Native American superheroes
Native American Comic title Notes
Big Chief Keen-eyed-Mole The Adventures of Tintin The sachem of the Blackfoot Indians.
Akwas Akwas The titular character of the comic strip.
Super-Chief Flying Stag All-Star Western The 15th-century Iroquois.
Thomas Fireheart ("Puma") The Amazing Spider-Man He is a werecat of Native American descent.
William Talltrees Avengers A man who is known as "Red Wolf" and is born in modern times in Wolf Point, Montana; the son of the Cheyenne tribal leader, Thomas Talltrees.
Little Plum The Beano Little Plum-Stealing-Varmint
Chini Blueberry Daughter of Chief Cochise.
Chief Cochise The chief of the Navajo tribe.
Chinook Buddy Longway A young Sioux Native American woman who is married to a trapper, Buddy Longway.
Jesse Black Crow Captain America
Chief Medicine Crow Cowboys & Aliens The leader of the Apache Indians.
Warhawk The Apache warrior.
Geronimo Jr. ("G-Junior") Cyborg 009 Also known as Cyborg 005, he is a Native American who becomes the strongman of the 00 Cyborgs. A Japanese manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori.
Echo Daredevil
Wyatt Wingfoot Fantastic Four The member of the fictional Keewazi Indian reservation in Oklahoma and the supporting character.
Wildrun Fantastic Four Annual He is known as the Red Wolf of the 19th century in the Wild West.
Black Condor Freedom Fighters The team member of the Freedom Fighters.
Charlie Iron-Knife ("Spirit") G.I. Joe He is the member and original tracker of the G.I. Joe Team who was born to the poor Native American family in the Taos Pueblo Reservation.
John Proudstar ("Thunderbird") Giant-Size X-Men An Apache Indian and a Human Mutant who was a short-lived member of the X-Men.
Young Raven High Moon The granddaughter of a legendary Native American character, Raven the Trickster; she is a Red Indian mystic and the lover of the African American outlaw, Eddie Conroy.
Manitou Dawn and Manitou Raven Justice League The team members; Raven is a variant of the television character Apache Chief.
Super-Chief Jon Standing Bear The team member of the Justice League of America.
Equinox Justice League United The team member.
Dawnstar Legion of Super-Heroes Her home planet of Starhaven was colonized by the Native Americans.
Lonesome Polecat Li'l Abner
Johnny Wakely Marvel Spotlight He was adopted by the white couple in the late 19th century.
Jason Strongbow ("American Eagle") Marvel Two-in-One He is a member of the Navajo Nation who attempted to seize a mining company from excavating a mountain sacred to his tribe.
James Jonathan Proudstar ("Warpath") New Mutants Also known as "Thunderbird", he is the younger brother of the late John Proudstar and the member of the New Mutants.
Ompa-pa Oumpah-pah The native of the fictional Flatfeet tribe.
Bunnokees Popol Out West The Native American rabbits.
Wildstar R.E.B.E.L.S. The ancestor of Dawnstar.
Little Beaver Red Ryder He is the juvenile Indian sidekick of Red Ryder.
Thomas Thunderhead Red Wolf
Chief Redeye Redeye An overweight chief of the fictional Chickiepan tribe and the father of Tawnee and Pokey.
Tanglefoot A cowardly and stupid warrior of the Chickiepan tribe.
Dashiell "Dash" Bad Horse Scalped Also known as Dashiell Bradford, he is a full-blooded Oglala Lakota who left the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation at age fifteen before his return with a vengeance.
Dino Poor Bear A young man who struggles to make a living on the reservation and encounters Dash at a meth lab.
Gina Bad Horse The estranged mother of Dash and a longtime activist who pushes for the rights of the Indians.
Chief Lincoln Red Crow (aka John Rayfield Bustill) A bullish Lakota elder who is the President of the Oglala Tribal Council and the Sheriff of the Tribal Police.
Minnie Ha-Cha Steve Roper and Mike Nomad She is the girlfriend of Chief Wahoo.
Chief Wahoo He is one of the main characters of the comic strip.
Super-Chief Saganowahna Superman The member of Supermen of America.
Lilyth Tex She was the daughter of the Navajo Chief and the wife of Tex Willer. She saved Tex from getting killed by her people (similar to Pocahontas) but later died of smallpox.
Red Cloud The Navajo shaman.
Tex Willer (aka Eagle of the Night) Besides being a Texas ranger, he becomes the tribal chief of the Navajo as well as the Bureau of Indian Affairs agent when he is married to the late Lilyth.
Tiger Jack The Navajo warrior.
Moon Fawn Tomahawk She was the daughter of Chief Grey Elk of the Apaches, sister of Wise Owl and the wife of Tom Haukins.
Little Pigeon Tumbleweeds The daughter of the Poohawk Chief who is a "flower among the weeds". She has five suitors: Limpid Lizard, Green Gills, Lotsa Luck, Bucolic Buffalo, and Hulking Hawk.
Turok Turok, Son of Stone[61] A Native American warrior who first appeared in Four Color Comics.
Ukala Ukala Protagonist of the comic strip.
Forge Uncanny X-Men He is from the Cheyenne nation and the member of the X-Men.
Bright-Sky-After-Storm ("Arak") The Warlord The son of Star-of-Dawn of the fictional Quontauka tribe.
Ohiyesa "Pow Wow" Smith Western Comics The character who started in Detective Comics.
Buffalo Seed Yakari A Sioux boy who dreams of becoming the greatest hunter.
Rainbow A Sioux girl and a friend of Yakari.
The-One-Who-Knows The chief and shaman of the Sioux tribe.
Yakari The main title character who has the ability to talk to animals.
Chief Zilverpijl/Silver Arrow Zilverpijl The eponymous character who is a resourceful and wise chief of the Kiowa; the blood brother of Falcon and Moonbeam.

Theatre[]

Native American Title Notes
Lonesome Polecat Li'l Abner 1956 Broadway musical based on the comic trip of the same name.
Metamora Metamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags The member of the Wampanoags and the protagonist of the 1829 play by John Augustus Stone.
Nehmeokee The wife of Metamora.
"Chief" Bromden One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1963 play by Dale Wasserman, based on Ken Kesey's novel of the same name.
Chief Fighting Prawn Peter and the Starcatcher 2009 play based on the children's novel of the same name.
Great Big Little Panther Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up The 1904 theatre play by J. M. Barrie prior to his novel Peter and Wendy in 1911.
Tiger Lily

Film[]

See also: Native Americans in film

Live action[]

Native American Film title Notes Portrayed by
Galasko Alone yet Not Alone A strong Indian warrior. Based on the novel of the same name by Tracy Leininger Craven. Ozzie Torres
Hannawoa The brother of Galasko. Tony Wade
Sam Birdwater Americathon A billionaire leader of the natives. Chief Dan George
Massai Apache 1954 film that was based on the novel Broncho Apache by Paul Wellman. Burt Lancaster
Chief Victorio Apache Drums The tribal leader of the Mescalero Apaches. Based on the unpublished story Stand at Spanish Boot by Harry Brown. N/A
Chato Apache Warrior George Keymas
Chikisin Dehl Berti
Katawan Better known as "Apache Kid", he is the protagonist of the film. Keith Larsen
Marteen Rodolfo Acosta
Chief Nantan John Miljan
Native American Chief The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again Nick Ramus
Chief Chattez Arrowhead The Apache chief. Based on the novel Adobe Walls by W. R. Burnett. Frank de Kova
Toriana The son of Chief Chattez and one of the main characters of the film. Jack Palance
Chief Tahlequah Badman's Territory Chief Thundercloud
Pvt. Shining Lighttower Battle Cry The Navajo phonetalkers. Based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Leon Uris. Jonas Applegarth
Pvt. Crazy Horse Felix Noriego
Pike Dexter Big Eden A shy and quiet Native American who owns the local general store and has a crush on gay artist Henry Hart (Arye Gross). Eric Schweig
Chief Red Horse The Big Sky Based on the novel of the same name by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. Theodore Last Star (uncredited)
Teal Eye The daughter of the Blackfoot chief. Elizabeth Threatt
Black Cloud Black Cloud A Navajo man and the titular character of the film. Eddie Spears
Sammi The girlfriend of Black Cloud. Julia Jones
Black Buffalo The Black Dakotas The son of Chief War Cloud, who desires the extermination of all of the white people. Jay Silverheels
Chief War Cloud Black Buffalo's father and the chief of the Sioux tribe. John War Eagle
Indian Chief Blazing Saddles The Yiddish-speaking Native American chief. Mel Brooks (also the director of the film)
Johnny Black Hawk Bone Eater A Native American who agitates for violence. Adoni Maropis
Sheriff Steve Evans He is the local sheriff who is half Native American. Bruce Boxleitner
Chief Storm Cloud The local Indian chief. Michael Horse
Tall Trees Bone Tomahawk An educated Native American who is called "the professor". Zahn McClarnon
Chief White Hand Breakheart Pass The tribal chief of the natives. Based on the novel of the same name by Alistair MacLean. Eddie Little Sky
Black Hawk Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory Chief Thundercloud
Running Deer Rodd Redwing
Chief White Cloud Chief Yowlachie
Aristotle Joseph The Business of Fancydancing The Spokane man of the Spokane Reservation in eastern Washington state. Gene Tagaban
Seymour Polatkin A gay Spokane poet and the main character. Evan Adams
Blackfoot People Cattle Queen of Montana
  • Colorados
  • Natchakoa
  • Powhani
  • Starfire
 Lance Fuller
Anthony Caruso
Rodd Redwing
Yvette Dugay
White Bull Legrew Cold Pursuit A Ute drug lord and the rival of Trevor "Viking" Calcote (Tom Bateman). The 2019 remake of the 2014 Norwegian film In Order of Disappearance. Tom Jackson
Blue Eagle The Cowboy and the Indians Frank Lackteen
Lakoma Jay Silverheels
Chief Long Arrow Chief Yowlachie
Lucy Broken Arm Claudia Drake
Black Knife Cowboys & Aliens The Chiricahua Apache chief. Based on the graphic novel of the same name. Raoul Trujillo
Ben Logan Crooked Arrows The traditionalist Tribal Chairman and the father of Joe Logan. Gil Birmingham
Joe Logan The mixed-blood Native American who is also known as "Logan the Legend". Brandon Routh
Nadie Logan Chelsea Ricketts
Black Shawl Dances with Wolves 1990 film based on the famous novel of the same name by Michael Blake. Tantoo Cardinal
Kicking Bird The Sioux medicine man. Graham Greene
Otter Michael Spears
Smiles-A-Lot A Sioux youth. Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse
Stands-With-A-Fist The adoptive daughter of Kicking Bird. Mary McDonnell
Stone Calf Jimmy Herman
Chief Ten Bears Floyd Westerman
Wind-In-His-Hair A Sioux warrior. Rodney A. Grant
Worm Jason R. Lone Hill
Jim Chee The Dark Wind Based on the novel of the same name by Tony Hillerman. Lou Diamond Phillips
Joe Leaphorn Fred Ward
Black Wolf Daughter of Dawn An 83-minute-long silent film. Jack Sankadota
Dawn The daughter of the chief of Kiowa and the main character. Esther LeBarre
Kiowa Chief Hunting Horse
Red Wing These characters are portrayed by the children of Comanche leader Quanah Parker. Wanada Parker
White Eagle White Parker
High Tree Davy Crockett, Indian Scout William Wilkerson
Red Hawk The innocent partner of Davy Crockett (George Montgomery). Phillip Reed
Sleeping Fox Chief Thundercloud
Brother Wolf The Dead and the Damned He is an Apache warrior who is accused of rape and joins bounty hunter Mortimer (David Lockhart) to survive the zombie hordes. Rick Mora
Nobody Dead Man A Native American who was forcibly raised by whites. Gary Farmer
Hunter The Doe Boy A young Cherokee man who is a haemophiliac. James Duval (adult)
Andrew J. Ferchland (child)
Marvin Fishinghawk Gordon Tootoosis
Pete Chasing Horse Dreamkeeper A Lakota elder and a storyteller. August Schellenberg
Sam Chasing Horse The father of Shane Chasing Horse. Gil Birmingham
Shane Chasing Horse The 17-years-old Lakota grandson of Pete Chasing Horse. Eddie Spears
Blue Back Drums Along the Mohawk Based on the novel of the same name by Walter D. Edmonds. Chief John Big Tree
Santana El Condor The Apache chief. Iron Eyes Cody
Chief Grey Bear End of the Trail Basil F. Heath
Nurse St. Cloud Ernest Goes to Camp The granddaughter of Chief St. Cloud. Victoria Racimo
Old Indian 'Chief St. Cloud' The Indian owner of Kamp Kikakee. Iron Eyes Cody
Chief Black Hawk Fighting Pioneers Chief Standing Bear
Eagle Feathers Chief Thundercloud
Wa-No-Na The daughter of Chief Black Hawk. Ruth Mix
Tall Eagle Firewalker Will Sampson
Fish Hawk Fish Hawk 1979 film based on the novel Old Fish Hawk by Mitchell F. Jayne. Will Sampson
Buffalo Horn Flaming Star Based on the novel of the same name by Clair Huffaker. Rodolfo Acosta
Pacer Burton He is a mixed-blood, son of the Kiowa woman and the Texan man. Elvis Presley
Yaqui Four Guns to the Border Jay Silverheels
Cora Smallhill Four Sheets to the Wind The mother of Cufe and Miri Smallhill. Jeri Arredondo
Cufe Smallhill One of the main characters of the film. Cody Lightning
Frankie Smallhill Richard Ray Whitman
Miri Smallhill The sister of Cufe Smallhill. Tamara Podemski
Grey Bear Frontier Fury Stanley Brown (uncredited)
Aranjo The Ghost Dance The local Indian shaman. Henry Bal
Nahalla The evil spirit of a long-dead warrior who possesses Aranjo.
Grayeagle Grayeagle The man of the Cheyenne nation and the title character of the film. Alex Cord
Running Wolf The Cheyenne chief. Paul Fix
Scar A Shoshone warrior. Jacob Daniels
Standing Bear One of the main characters of the film. Iron Eyes Cody
Crow Chief The Hallelujah Trail The tribal chief of the Crow people. Eddie Little Sky
Chief Five Barrels One of the tribal Sioux chiefs. Robert J. Wilke
Chief Walks-Stooped-Over The second chief of the Sioux. Martin Landau
Sam Two Feathers Harry and Tonto Chief Dan George
Acacia Hex The two daughters of the recently-deceased Native American shaman. Hillarie Thompson
Oriole Tina Herazo
Hiawatha Hiawatha
  • Hiawatha, 1913 silent film
  • Hiawatha (1952)
  • Hiawatha, 1984 television film[62]
  • Song of Hiawatha (1997)[63]

Based on the poem The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Jesse Cornplanter (1913)
Vince Edwards (1952)
Frederick Warder (1984)
Gary "Litefoot" Davis (1997)
Minnehaha
  • Hiawatha, (1913)
  • Hiawatha (1952)
  • Hiawatha (1984)[62]
  • Song of Hiawatha (1997)[63]
 Soon-Goot (1913)
Yvette Dugay (1952)
Terry Diab (1984)
Irene Bedard (1997)
Mudjekeewis
  • Hiawatha (1952)
  • Song of Hiawatha (1997)[63]
 Stuart Randall (1952)
Russell Means (1997)
Nokomis
  • Hiawatha (1952)
  • Hiawatha (1984)[62]
  • Song of Hiawatha (1997)[63]
 Katherine Emery (1952)
Yvonne Bryceland (1984)
Sheila Tousey (1997)
Chief Megissogwon Hiawatha The leader of the Dakotah tribe and the father of Hiawatha. Ian MacDonald
Black Hawk Hostiles He is the son of the Cheyenne Chief Yellow Hawk. Adam Beach
Elk Woman The wife of Black Hawk and the sister-in-law of Living Woman. Q'orianka Kilcher
Little Bear He is the son of Black Hawk and Elk Woman. Xavier Horsechief
Living Woman She is the sister of Black Hawk and the daughter of Yellow Hawk. Tanaya Beatty
Yellow Hawk Cheyenne Chief Yellow Hawk, the sickly and imprisoned war-chief and one of the main characters of the film; the father of Black Hawk and Living Woman and the grandfather of Little Bear. Wes Studi
Chief Little Pain-in-the-Neck Hurry, Charlie, Hurry Janette Fern
Moaning Low Connie Montoya
Chief Poison Arrow Noble Johnson
Little Bear The Indian in the Cupboard 1995 film based on the children's novel of the same name. Gary "Litefoot" Davis
Chief Yellow Snake The Indians Are Coming 1930 serial film based on the book The Great West That Was by William "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Chief Thunderbird (uncredited)
Karana Island of the Blue Dolphins Based on the novel of the same name by Scott O'Dell. Celia Kaye
Ramo Karana's six-year-old brother. Larry Domasin
Chief Paint-His-shirt-Red Jeremiah Johnson The chief of the Crow tribe. Joaquín Martínez
Chief Two-Tongues Lebreaux 1972 film partly based on the life of the legendary mountain man John Jeremiah Johnson, recounted in the books Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson by Raymond W. Thorp and Robert Bunker and Mountain Man by Vardis Fisher. Richard Angarola
Johnny Firecloud Johnny Firecloud[64] The Vietnam War native. Victor Mohica
Nenya The teacher on the reservation. Sacheen Littlefeather
Chatow Jonathan of the Bears Knifewing Segura
Shaya An Indian squaw. Melody Robertson
Chief Tawanka Floyd Westerman
Stanley Pike Journey Through Rosebud Eddie Little Sky
Attean Keeping the Promise The television film based on the children's novel The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare. William Lightning
Chief Saknis The grandfather of Attean. Gordon Tootoosis
Moki King of the Grizzlies 1970 film based on the novel The Biography of a Grizzly. John Yesno
Chingachgook The Last of the Mohicans
  • The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
  • The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
  • The Last of the Mohicans (1977)
  • The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

Based on the novel of the same name by James Fenimore Cooper.

Theodore Lorch (1920)
Robert Barrat (1936)
Ned Romero (1977)
Russell Means (1992)
Magua Wallace Beery (1920)
Bruce Cabot (1936)
Robert Tessier (1977)
Wes Studi (1992)
Uncas Alan Roscoe (1920)
Phillip Reed (1936)
Don Shanks (1977)
Eric Schweig (1992)
Laughing Boy Laughing Boy The titular character of the film based on the novel of the same name by Oliver La Farge. Ramon Novarro
Slim Girl/Lily The Indian maiden who was raised by whites. Lupe Vélez
The Eagle Boy The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle A Hopi boy who defies tribal law and frees a sacrificial, sacred eagle. Stanford Lomakema
Lonesome Polecat Li'l Abner 1940 film based on the comic strip of the same name by Al Capp. Buster Keaton
Burns-Red-in-the-Sun Little Big Man 1970 film based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Thomas Berger. Steve Shemayne
Little Horse Robert Little Star
Old Lodge Skins The good-hearted tribal leader of the Cheyenne nation. Chief Dan George
Shadow-That-Comes-in-Sight A Cheyenne brave. Ruben Moreno
Sunshine The daughter of Shadow-That-Comes-in-Sight. Aimée Eccles
Younger Bear Cal Bellini (adult)
Steve Miranda (young)
Tonto The Lone Ranger
  • The Lone Ranger, the 1938 serial film
  • The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1952)[65]
  • The Lone Ranger (1956)
  • The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958)
  • The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
  • The Lone Ranger (2013)

Based on the WXYZ radio and the television series of the same name.

Chief Thundercloud (1938)
Jay Silverheels (1952–58)
Michael Horse (1981)
Johnny Depp (2013)
Angry Horse The Lone Ranger (1956) Michael Ansara
Chief Red Hawk Frank de Kova
Chief Big Bear The Lone Ranger (2013) The tribal leader of Comanche. Saginaw Grant
Chief Wannatoka Love at Stake Nick Ramus
Denali The Magnificent Seven An exiled Comanche warrior. Jonathan Joss
Red Harvest The Comanche warrior who is the youngest of the Seven. Martin Sensmeier
John Morgan/Shunkawakan A Man Called Horse;
The Return of a Man Called Horse;
Triumphs of a Man Called Horse 		He was originally an English aristocrat until he became the chieftain of the Sioux tribe. Based on the short story of the same name by Dorothy M. Johnson. Richard Harris
Batise A Man Called Horse He is a half-breed native whose mother was Sioux and father was French. Jean Gascon
Buffalo Cow Head An old squaw. Judith Anderson
Running Deer The lovely young sister of Chief Yellow Hand. Corinna Tsopei
Yellow Hand Chief Yellow Hand of the Sioux tribe. Manu Tupou
Chief Yellowstone Massacre River Iron Eyes Cody
Yellow Hawk Masterson of Kansas The peace-seeking Indian chief. Jay Silverheels
Chief Dan Missionary Man Richard Ray Whitman
J.J. The local Native American carpenter who is dead. Mention only. N/A
Junior The teenage nephew of the late J.J. John D. Montoya
Kiowa The 15-year-old sister of Junior. Chelsea Ricketts
Assistant Chief Lance Titos Menchaca
Nancy The mother of Kiowa and Junior and the sister of J.J. Kateri Walker
White Deer The father of J.J. and Nancy and the grandfather of Kiowa and Junior. August Schellenberg
Nightwolf Mortal Kombat: Annihilation Based on the Mortal Kombat video game series. Gary "Litefoot" Davis
Cross Otter The Mountain Men Cal Bellini
Heavy Eagle The ruthless Blackfoot warrior. Stephen Macht
Chief Iron Belly Victor Jory
Medicine Wolf David Ackroyd
Running Moon The wife of Heavy Eagle. Victoria Racimo
Black Cloud My Pal, the King Jim Thorpe
Ahbleza The Mystic Warrior The young brave of Mahto, the fictional Lakota-speaking tribe. Robert Beltran (adult)
Doug Toby (young)
Heyatawin Devon Ericson
Chief Olepi The chief of the Mahto tribe and the father of Anbleza. Nick Ramus
Pesla James Remar
Tonweya Rion Hunter (adult)
David Yanez (young)
Wanagi The ancient seer of Mahto. Ron Soble
Navajo Joe Navajo Joe He is the solitary Navajo rider who opposes the group of bandits responsible for murdering his tribe. Burt Reynolds
Spotted Bear The Nebraskan Jay Silverheels
Wingfoot One of the main characters of the film. Maurice Jara
Yellow Knife Pat Hogan
Mike Never Cry Wolf He was adopted by Ootek and Woman. Based on the autobiography of the same name by Farley Mowat. Samson Jorah
Ootek A traveling Inuit. Zachary Ittimangnaq
Aivaaq On the Ice The two survived Iñupiat teenagers. Frank Qutuq Irelan
Qalli Josiah Patkotak
"Chief" Bromden One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975 film based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Ken Kesey. Will Sampson
Blue Feather One Little Indian Lois Red Elk
Jimmy Wolf Jay Silverheels
Mark A young boy who was raised by an Indian and is on the run with his camel companion, Rosie, trying to find his tribe. Clay O'Brien
Old Indian Richard Hale
Little Moonlight The Outlaw Josey Wales A young Navajo woman. Based on the Western novel The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales by Forrest Carter. Geraldine Keams
Lone Watie An elder Cherokee. Chief Dan George
Chief Iron Eyes The Paleface Iron Eyes Cody
Wapato The medicine man. Henry Brandon
Chief Yellow Feather Chief Yowlachie
Pathfinder Pathfinder The elder chief of the native tribe and the title character of the film. Russell Means
Starfire The daughter of the Pathfinder. Moon Bloodgood
Chief Great Big Little Panther Peter Pan
  • Peter Pan, 1924 American silent film.
  • Pan, 2015 American film.

Based on the 1904 play Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and the 1911 novel Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie.

Jack Charles (2015)
Tiger Lily
  • Peter Pan (1924)
  • Peter Pan, 2003 American film.
  • Neverland, 2003 indie film.
  • Pan (2015)
 Anna May Wong (1924)
Carson Gray (2003, USA)
Ray Garcia (2003, Indie)
Rooney Mara (2015)
Blue Feather The Phantom Rider The native sidekick of the Phantom Rider. George J. Lewis
Phantom Rider He is a masquerade of the main protagonist, Dr. Jim Sterling. Robert Kent
Chief Yellow Wolf Chief Thundercloud
Taylor Poltergeist II: The Other Side The Native American shaman. Will Sampson
Buddy Red Bow Powwow Highway Based on the novel of the same name by David Seals. A Martinez
Eagle Feather The Prairie Based on the novel of the same name by James Fenimore Cooper. Chief Thundercloud
Running Deer Jay Silverheels
Running Wolf The Quick and the Dead 1987 television film based on the novel of the same name by Louis L'Amour. Larry Sellers
Little Beaver Red Ryder Several film adaptions of the Western comic strip Red Ryder have been made throughout the 1940s. Here are some examples: Tommy Cook (1940)
Robert Blake (1944–47)
Don Reynolds (1949)
Corn Blossom Redskin The sweetheart of Wing Foot. Julie Carter (young woman)
Lorraine Rivero (child)
Navajo Jim Tully Marshall (adult)
George Walker (teenager)
Wing Foot A young Navajo man and the main character of the film. Richard Dix (adult)
Philip Anderson (child)
Chief White Cloud Renegade Girl Chief Thundercloud
Hank Storm Renegades Lou Diamond Phillips
Red Crow The father of Hank Storm. Floyd Westerman
Chief Red Cloud Revolt at Fort Laramie The tribal leader of the Great Sioux Nation. Eddie Little Sky
Honchwah Revolution Larry Sellers
Ongwata Graham Greene
Chief Eagle Feather Romance of the West Chief Thundercloud
Little Brown Jug Don Reynolds
Chief Grey Wolf Rustlers of Red Dog 1935 serial remake of The Indians Are Coming, based on the book The Great West That Was by William "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Chief Thundercloud
Chief Scarface Jim Thorpe
Chief Longfeather Santa Fe Chief Thundercloud
Cajou Saskatchewan The Cree half-brother of Thomas O'Rourke (Alan Ladd). Jay Silverheels
Chief Dark Cloud Anton Moreno
Spotted Eagle Anthony Caruso
Jim Aherne Jr./Warbonnet The Savage He was raised by the Sioux natives. Charlton Heston (adult)
Orly Lindgren (child)
Running Dog Don Porter
Chief Yellow Eagle The tribal chief of the Great Sioux Nation. Ian MacDonald
Apaches Savage Sam
  • Comanche Chief
  • Broken Nose
  • Bandy Legs
  • Young Warrior

Based on the children's novel of the same name.

Dean Fredericks
Pat Hogan
Rodolfo Acosta
Rafael Campos
Chief Cicatriz (Scar) The Searchers The tribal chief of the Nawyecka band of the Comanches. Based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Alan Le May. Henry Brandon
Matuwir Seven Cities of Gold The son of the local chief. Based on the novel The Nine Days of Father Serra by Isabelle Gibson Ziegler. Jeffrey Hunter
Ula The sister of Matuwir and the daughter of the local chief. Rita Moreno
Falling Leaves Shanghai Noon Also referred to as the Indian Wife, she is the daughter of the Sioux chief, who has been accidentally engaged to Chon Wang (Jackie Chan). Brandon Merrill
Chief Pony-That-Walks She Wore a Yellow Ribbon One of the main characters of the film. Chief John Big Tree
Red Shirt Noble Johnson
Chief Sky Eagle Basil F. Heath
Chief Cyclone Silly Billies Chief Thunderbird
Trigger Ethan Laidlaw
Clifford Rainfather Sioux City The grandfather of Jesse Goldman. Apesanahkwat
Dawn Rainfeather The biological mother of Jesse. Tantoo Cardinal
Jesse Rainfeather Goldman A young Lakota Sioux who was adopted by a wealthy Jewish couple, Douglas (Adam Roarke) and Leah Goldman (Melinda Dillon). Lou Diamond Phillips (also a director of the film)
Ronny Quintanar, Jr. (young)
Russell White Gary Farmer
Mogie Yellow Lodge Skins Based on the novel of the same name by Adrian C. Louis. Graham Greene
Ruby Yellow Lodge Eric Schweig
Gabriel Jimmyboy Smith! One of the main characters of the film. Frank Ramírez
Suzy Song Smoke Signals She is a friend of Thomas' late father. Based on the short story collection The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Irene Bedard
Thomas Builds-the-Fire One of the main characters of the film. Evan Adams
Victor Joseph Adam Beach
Running Fox Soldier Blue Based on the novel Arrow in the Sun by T. V. Olsen. Jorge Russek
Spotted Wolf The Cheyenne chief. Jorge Rivero
Mattotaupa The Sons of Great Bear The chief of the Bears clan of Oglala Lakotas. Adolf Peter Hoffmann
Tokei-ihto The war chieftain of the Bear Band and the main character of the film; the son of Mattotaupa. Gojko Mitić
Bloody Knife Stolen Women: Captured Hearts 1997 television film loosely based on the life of Anna Morgan who was captured by the Cheyenne Indians. Apesanahkwat
Cetan A young native who is half white from his father the soldier. William Lightning
Chief Luta Saginaw Grant
Tokalah The tribal leader of the band of Lakota Indians. Michael Greyeyes
T. Hawk Street Fighter 1994 film based on the video game series of the same name. Gregg Rainwater
Grandma Maisy Blue Legs Thunderheart One of the tribal elders. Sarah Brave
Grandpa Sam Reaches One of the tribal elders. Ted Thin Elk
Leo Fast Elk The tribal council of the Native Americans in South Dakota who was murdered. Allan R. J. Joseph
Maggie Eagle Bear The Indian schoolteacher and political activist. Sheila Tousey
Walter Crow Horse The Indian tribal police officer. Graham Greene
Wolf Ortiz Tiger Eyes A mysterious native climber. Based on the novel of the same name by Judy Blume. Tatanka Means
Injun Joe Tom Sawyer

Based on the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.

Frank Lanning (1918)
Charles Stevens (1930)
Victor Jory (1938)
Kunu Hank (1973)
Eric Schweig (1995)
Kaloian Vodenicharov (2014)
Stephen Lang (2015)
Prairie Flower Tonka 1958 film based on the book Comanche: Story of America's Most Heroic Horse by David Appel. Joy Page
Chief Sitting Bull John War Eagle
Spotted Tail Eddie Little Sky
Strong Bear Rafael Campos
White Bull A young Sioux and the main character of the film. Sal Mineo
Yellow Bear The Sioux cousin of White Bull. H. M. Wynant
Taha Aki The Twilight Saga He was one of the last spirit chiefs and the first shape-shifter of the Quileute tribe. Based on the Twilight novels by Stephenie Meyer. Byron Chief-Moon
Billy Black The elder of the Quileute tribe. Gil Birmingham
Jacob Black An attractive protector of the Quileute tribe and the main character of the film series. Taylor Lautner
Harry Clearwater He was the elder of the Quileute tribe who died of a heart attack in New Moon. Graham Greene
Leah Clearwater She is the daughter of Harry and Sue Clearwater, who is the only known female shape-shifting wolf in the history of the Quileute tribe. Julia Jones
Seth Clearwater Leah's younger brother who transforms into a wolf around the same time as his sister. Boo Boo Stewart
Sam Uley He is the Alpha, or the leader, and the oldest member of the La Push pack; the ex-boyfriend of Leah Clearwater. When he was young, Sam and his mother Allison had been abandoned by his father Joshua. Chaske Spencer
Guyasuta Unconquered Chief Guyasuta of the Senecas. Based on the real-life Guyasuta. Boris Karloff
Hannah The daughter of Chief Guyasuta and the wife of Martin Garth (Howard Da Silva). Katherine DeMille
Pontiac Based on the real-life Pontiac. Robert Warwick (uncredited)
Red Corn Iron Eyes Cody
Sioto The tribal medicine man. Marc Lawrence
Blandy The Vanishing American He was raised by the Navajos. Based on the 1925 novel of the same name by Zane Grey. Scott Brady
The Navajos
  • Chief Etenia
  • Yashi
  • Beeteia
  • Quah-Tan
  • Coshanta
 Julian Rivero
Gloria Castillo
Jay Silverheels
Charles Stevens
George Keymas
Chief Wagons East The unnamed tribal leader of the Sioux territory. Russell Means
Little Feather Rodney A. Grant
Chief Maygro War Arrow The tribal chief of the Seminole tribe. Henry Brandon
Pino Dennis Weaver
Santanta Jay Silverheels
Ben Crowkiller/Dead Crow Wolf War Party The Blackfeet Indians. Dennis Banks
Freddie Man Wolf Saginaw Grant
The Crow Rodney A. Grant
Sonny Crowkiller They are three young Blackfeet men who fight for freedom during the battle between Blackfeet Indians and U.S. Cavalry. Billy Wirth
Skitty Harris Kevin Dillon
Warren Cutfoot Tim Sampson
Hannoc When the Redskins Rode The Indian prince of the Delaware tribe. Jon Hall
Morna The intended bride of Hannoc. Sherry Moreland
Chief Shingiss The leader of the Delaware tribe and the father of Hannoc. Pedro de Cordoba
Grey Beaver White Fang 1991 film based on the novel of the same name. Pius Savage
Katrin Joseph White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf The aunt of Lily Joseph and the wife of Chief Moses. A 1994 sequel to the White Fang film. Victoria Racimo
Lily Joseph The Haida princess and one of the main characters of the film. Charmaine Craig
Moses Joseph The chief of the Haidas and the uncle of Lily. Al Harrington
Peter Joseph The son of Chief Moses and Katrin; the cousin of Lily. Anthony Ruivivar
American Horse White Feather The Cheyenne tribesman. Based on the story My Great-Aunt Appearing Day in Lilliput magazine by John Prebble. Hugh O'Brian
Appearing Day The fiancée of American Horse and the love interest of Josh Tanner (Robert Wagner). Debra Paget
Chief Broken Hand The chief of Cheyenne. Eduard Franz
Little Dog The brother of Appearing Day. Jeffrey Hunter
Buckskin Frank Wild West Days The Indian who is one of the henchmen of Matt Keeler (Russell Simpson). The film serial based on the novel by W. R. Burnett. Charles Stevens
Chief Red Hatchet The tribal chief who is one of Matt Keeler's henchmen. Chief Thunderbird
Jim Thorpe Windrunner[66] A native football star who is a ghost. Russell Means
Crow Brother Windwalker Nick Ramus
Smiling Wolf One of the main characters of the film. Nick Ramus
Tashina The wife of Windwalker and the mother of Smiling Wolf and the Crow Warrior. Serene Hedin
Windwalker The titular character who is the father of Smiling Wolf and the Crow Warrior. Trevor Howard (adult)
James Remar (young)
Agnes First Raise Winter in the Blood 2013 film produced by author Sherman Alexie, based on the 1974 novel of the same name by James Welch. Julia Jones
Lame Bull Gary Farmer
Virgil First Raise The main character of the film. Chaske Spencer
Yellow Calf Saginaw Grant
Pale Flower Winterhawk The Indian wife of the trapper, Guthrie (Leif Erickson). Sacheen Littlefeather
Winterhawk The Blackfoot chief and the title character of the film. Michael Dante

Animation[]

Native American Film title Notes Voiced by
Indian Mice An American Tail: Fievel Goes West The people of the Native American mice tribe. various
Cholena An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island The Lenape princess and the daughter of Chief Wulisso; the main character of the film. She is a parody of Pocahontas. Elaine Bilstad (speaking)
Leeza Miller (singing)
Tankho The buxom handmaiden of Cholena and a minor character of the film.
Chief Wulisso The leader of the underground Lenape Native American mice village. David Carradine
Hunter Anima[67] An unnamed Native American hunter and warrior who searches for his prey. José Vicente
Chief Asterix Conquers America Sylvain Lemarie
Medicine Man Thomas Piper
Minihooha/Ha-Tschi The daughter of the chief. Kristiane Backer
Chakashi Atlantis: Milo's Return A Native American wind spirit. Floyd Westerman
Dr. Joshua Strongbear Sweet Atlantis: The Lost Empire;
Atlantis: Milo's Return 		He is the medic of Native American and African American descent. Phil Morris
Denahi Brother Bear He is the middle brother of Kenai and the late Sitka and the narrator of the film. Jason Raize (young)
Harold Gould (older)
Kenai Brother Bear;
Brother Bear 2 		The main character who gets turned into a bear as punishment. Joaquin Phoenix (original)
Patrick Dempsey (sequel)
Sitka Brother Bear Denahi and Kenai's older brother who got killed by a bear but has become one of the spirits of the animals. D. B. Sweeney
Tanana The shaman-woman of Kenai's tribe. Joan Copeland
Atka Brother Bear 2 A man who lives in the neighboring Inuit village and the former fiancé of Nita. Jeff Bennett
Chief Chilkoot He is the chief of the Inuit tribe. Jim Cummings
Nita She is the daughter of Chief Chilkoot and the niece of Siqniq and Taqqiq; the wife of Kenai. Mandy Moore
Siqniq and Taqqig Nita's two aunts and Chilkoot's sisters or sisters-in-law. Wendie Malick and
Kathy Najimy
Redskin Indians Californy 'er Bust[68] They are a group of the Native American dogs who bear the striking resemblance of Goofy in the 1945 Disney short film. N/A
Daisy June The Daffy Duckaroo An Indian girl who is actually a New Yorker. The 1942 Looney Tunes short film starring Daffy Duck. Sara Berner
Little Beaver A hulking Indian boyfriend of Daisy June. Mel Blanc
Chief The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound The tribal leaders of the Native American yellow coonhounds. Frank Welker
Chieftess B. J. Ward
Desert Flower She is the daughter of the Chief and Chieftess and the love interest, and later wife, of Huckleberry Hound. B. J. Ward
Indian Fleas A Horse Fly Fleas A group of the Native American fleas that inhabit the dog. The 1947 Looney Tunes short film featuring A. Flea. Mel Blanc
Watuna The Legend of the North Wind The descendant of the Mi'kmaq Indians and one of the main characters. Luz Enparanza (Basque)
Daniel Brochu (English)
Hiawatha Little Hiawatha An animated short film produced by Walt Disney, inspired by The Song of Hiawatha poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. N/A
Indian Cats Peter-No-Tail in Americat They are a group of Native American cats who use magic to give Peter-No-Tail a long, golden tail, earning him the alias "Peter Gold-Tail". various
Big Chief Peter Pan The Disney animated film based on J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan; or, the Boy who Wouldn't Grow Up. Candy Candido
Squaw June Foray
Tiger Lily The daughter of the Big Chief and the Redskin princess. N/A
Indian Wolves Pioneers Days The wolf-type Injuns who plan for war against settlers. The 1930 Disney short film starring Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. N/A
Kekata Pocahontas The shaman of the Powhatan tribe. Gordon Tootoosis (speaking)
Jim Cummings (singing)
Kocoum He was a strong and brave warrior of the Powhatan tribe and the fiancé of Pocahontas. Loosely based on the real-life Kocoum. James Apaumut Fall
Nakoma Pocahontas;
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World 		She is the best friend of Pocahontas. Michelle St. John
Pocahontas Loosely based on the real-life Pocahontas, she serves as an adventurous Indian princess of the Powhatan tribe, which is why she is officially included for the Disney Princess franchise to the English.[69] Irene Bedard (speaking)
Judy Kuhn (singing)
Chief Powhatan The father of Pocahontas and the leader of the Powhatan tribe. Based on the real-life Powhatan. Russell Means (speaking)
Jim Cummings (singing)
Uttamatomakkin ("Uti") Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World Pocahontas's bodyguard. Based upon the real-life Uttamatomakkin (Tomocomo). Brad Garrett (briefly)
Little Creek Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron A young Lakota man and one of the main characters of the film. Daniel Studi
Injurin' Joe Tom Sawyer An American black bear and the antagonist of the direct-to-video film based on the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Hank Williams Jr.
Kevin Michael Richardson
Chief Rain-In-The-P-P-Puss Tom Tom Tomcat The leader of the Native American bicolor cats. The 1953 short film starring Tweety and Sylvester. Mel Blanc
Andar Turok: Son of Stone 2008 animated film based on the comic books of the same name by Western Publishing and Dell Comics. Adam Gifford
Catori She is the mother of Ander and the sister-of-law of Turok. Irene Bedard (adult)
Iyari Limon (teenager)
Chichak The main antagonist of the film. Robert Knepper
Nashoba He is the brother Turok, the father of Ander and the husband of Catori. Gil Birmingham (adult)
Matthew Yang King (teenager)
Turok The main protagonist of the film. Adam Beach (adult)
Rick Mora (teenager)
Injun Joe Wagon Heels The Native American "Super Chief" whose name is a play on the Santa Fe train run of the same name and shares the same name with the main antagonist from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The 1945 Merrie Melodies short film starring Porky Pig. Mel Blanc
Says Nothing Who Framed Roger Rabbit A Native American toon bullet who has been used for Eddie Valiant's (Bob Hoskins) revolver gun. 1988 animated/live-action hybrid film based on the 1981 novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf. N/A

Television[]

Live action series[]

Native American Series title Notes Portrayed by
Alexander "Alex" Longshadow Banshee He is the tribal chief and the rival of Kai Proctor (Ulrich Thomsen). Anthony Ruivivar
Deputy Bill Raven He was formerly the officer of the fictional Kinaho Reservastion Police Department who becomes a deputy of Banshee. Chaske Spencer
Running Dog Black Fox Three-part miniseries that aired on CBS, based on the novel of the same name by Matt Braun. Raoul Trujillo
Black Thunder By Way of the Stars 1992 miniseries based on the German children's novel The Long Journey of Lukas B. by Willi Fährmann. Eric Schweig
Cree Chief The unnamed chief of the Cree tribe. Gordon Tootoosis
Blue Leaf Centennial 1978 miniseries with 12 episodes that aired on NBC. Based on the novel of the same name by James A. Michener. Maria Potts
Monika Ramirez (teenager)
Maria Yolanda Aguayo (child)
Clay Basket The beautiful daughter of Lame Beaver and the wife of Pasquinel; the mother of Jacques and Marcel Pasquinel and Lucinda McKeag. Barbara Carrera
Lame Beaver The Arapaho man and the main character of the miniseries. Michael Ansara
David Yanez (child)
Chief Lost Eagle The tribal chief of the Arapaho. Nick Ramus
Chief Walks-The-Clouds Children of the Dust The 1995 miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Clancy Carlile. Byron Chief-Moon
White Wolf/Corby White A young man who was raised by whites. Billy Wirth
Mingo Daniel Boone An Oxford-educated half-British Native American and the companion of Daniel Boone (Fess Parker). Ed Ames
Black Wing Death Valley Days The chief of the Ute tribe, in the episode "A Key for the Fort". George Keymas
Grace Cardinal Degrassi: The Next Generation and Degrassi: Next Class Appeared in 75 episodes. Na'ku'set Gould
Chief Black Kettle Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Based on the real-life Black Kettle. Nick Ramus
Byron Sully A Cheyenne man and the main character of the series. Joe Lando
Cloud Dancing Larry Sellers
Crazy Cat F Troop The heir apparent of the fictional Hekawi tribe. Don Diamond
Chief Wild Eagle The leader of the Hekawi tribe. Frank de Kova
Ohanzee "Hanzee" Dent Fargo The mysterious Native American tracker and hitman for the Gerhardt crime family. Mark Acheson (Season 1)
Zahn McClarnon (Season 2)
Sasappis Ghosts The ghost of a cynical Lenape Native American.[70][71] Román Zaragoza
Danny Lightfoot Hey Dude A Hopi Native American and one of the main characters of the series. Joe Torres
Satangkai How the West Was Won The chief of the Sioux Nation. Ricardo Montalban (guest)
Chief Featherman Howdy Doody marionette
Princess SummerFallWinterSpring She is a member of the fictional Tinka Tonka tribe. marionette
Judy Tyler
Linda Marsh (briefly)
Chief Thunderthud The head of the fictional Ooragnak ("Kangaroo" spelled backwards) tribe. Bill Le Cornec
marionette
Dr. Gabrielle Whitecloud The Incredible Hulk She helps Dr. David Banner (Bill Bixby) research a possible Hulk from the distant past. Season 2, Episode 19: Kindred Spirits Kim Cattrall (guest)
Lone Wolf Elder of Native American tribe. Season 2, Episode 19: Kindred Spirits Chief Dan George (guest)
Rick Native American who tries to stop Dr. Banner and Dr. Whitecloud from taking ruins. Season 2, Episode 19: Kindred Spirits A Martinez (guest)
Thomas Logan Dr. David Banner contacts Logan who created an herbal medicine with a calming effect in an attempt to control the Hulk transformation. Season 2, Episode 4: Rainbow's End Ned Romero (guest)
Dog Star Into the West The older brother of Loved-by-the-Buffalo and Thunder Heart Woman. Pony Boy Osuniga
Michael Spears
Gil Birmingham
Growling Bear The elder Lakota medicine man. Gordon Tootoosis
Loved-by-the-Buffalo/White Feather One of the main characters of the miniseries. Chevez Ezaneh
Simon R. Baker
George Leach
Steve Reevis
Joseph M. Marshall III
Margaret Light Shines Wheeler The Native wife of the British photographer, Ethan Biggs (Daniel Gillies), and the daughter of the wheelwright, Jacob Wheeler (Matthew Settle), and Thunder Heart Woman. Chantry Bruised Head
Summer Rae Birdyellowhead
Sage Galesi
Irene Bedard
Prairie Fire A Cheyenne chief. Jay Tavare
Running Fox The older brother of Loved-by-the-Buffalo and Thunder Heart Woman. Mathew Strongeagle
Zahn McClarnon
Russell Means
Red Lance Running Fox's grandson. Malachi Tsoodle-Nelson
Eddie Spears
Sleeping Bear The surviving son of Dog Star and nephew of Loved-by-the-Buffalo, Thunder Heart Woman and Running Fox. Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse
Thunder Heart Woman The sister of Loved-by-the-Buffalo, Running Fox and Dog Star; the wife of the trapper, Thomas Lebeck (Scott Heindl), and Jacob Wheeler (John Terry). Sarah Weston
Tonantzin Carmelo
Sheila Tousey
Voices That Carry Red Lance's younger brother and the second grandson of Running Fox. Nakotah LaRance
Chaske Spencer
Chacrow Jamestown He is the Native American go-between the settlers and the Pamunkey tribespeople. Kalani Queypo
Opchanacanough The chief, or king, of the Pamunkey Tribe. Based on the real-life Opchanacanough. Raoul Trujillo
Winganuske Chacrow's sister who is married to Henry Sharrow (Max Beesley) as a gift. Rachel Colwell
Nakoma The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams Native American friend of Adams (Dan Haggerty) and Mad Jack (Denver Pyle). Don Shanks
(series regular)
Chief Jack Lame Horse Little House on the Prairie A Native American who saves Charles Ingalls (Michael Landon) from freezing to death. Season 1, Episode 22: Survival

Based on the children's novel series of the same name by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Robert Tessier
(guest)
Tonto The Lone Ranger He is the Native American companion of the Lone Ranger (Clayton Moore) himself. Jay Silverheels
Blue Duck Lonesome Dove miniseries

Based on the novel series of the same name by Larry McMurtry.

Frederic Forrest (1989)
Adam Beach (2008)
Chief Buffalo Hump Eric Schweig (1996)
Wes Studi (2008)
Famous Shoes The Kickapoo tracker. Wes Studi (1995)
David Midthunder (2008)
Kicking Wolf Jonathan Joss
Hector Longmire An Cheyenne ex-boxer. Based on the Walt Longmire mystery novels by Craig Johnson. Jeffrey De Serrano
Henry Standing Bear The main character of the series. Lou Diamond Phillips
Jacob Nighthorse A local Cheyenne businessman and the antagonist of the series. A Martinez
Mandy A young Cheyenne woman who is hired to assist in the legal-aid office on the Cheyenne reservation. Tamara Duarte
Chief Mathias The head of the Cheyenne reservation's tribal police. Zahn McClarnon
May Still Water A Cheyenne woman. Irene Bedard
Sam Poteet A Cheyenne White warrior and sage. Hank Cheyne
Aaya Neverland The daughter of the Kaw Chief. The 2011 Syfy/Sky Movies miniseries that serves as a prequal story of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan. Q'orianka Kilcher
Kaw Chief The leader of the Kaw tribe. George Aguilar
Dave the Cook Northern Exposure He is the cheerful Native American cook of the Brick who has been replaced by Eugene as a new cook. William J. White
Ed Chigliak A mild-mannered half-Native Alaskan who was raised by the Tlingits when he was a foundling child. Darren E. Burrows
Leonard Quinhagak The cousin of Marilyn Whirlwind and the mentor of Ed Chigliak; a native medicine man. Graham Greene
Lester Haines As a Haida, Lester is the first native to crack top five wealthiest men in the interior; he is also the fourth wealthiest. Apesanahkwat
Marilyn Whirlwind The Native Alaskan receptionist of the series' central character, Dr. Joel Fleischman (Rob Morrow). Elaine Miles
One-Who-Waits The ghost of a long-dead chief from the Native American Bear clan and the spirit guide of Ed Chigliak. Floyd Westerman
Tiger Lily Once Upon a Time Presented in Season 6, Tiger Lily is originally a fairy who has to remove her status and relocate in Neverland after being tricked by the Black Fairy (aka Fiona) into banishing all children to the Land Without Magic. Sara Tomko
Chief Black Cloud Paradise The tribal chief in the episode "The Burial Ground". Nick Ramus
John Taylor The Native American medicine man and a close friend of Ethan Allen Cord (Lee Horsley). Dehl Berti
Chief Ken Hotate Parks and Recreation The leader of the fictitious, local Wamapoke tribe in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana. Jonathan Joss
Skye Nakaiye The Puzzle Place He is a White Mountain Apache boy from Indian reservation in Arizona and one of the main characters of the show. Peter Linz (Seasons 1–2)
Matt Vogel (Season 3)
Reagan Wells Rutherford Falls She is a member of the fictional Minishonka Nation who juggles loyalty to both her lifelong friend Nathan Rutherford (Ed Helms) and her people. Jana Schmieding
Terry Thomas He is the CEO of the Minishonka's casino who envisions big things for both Reagan and the success of their tribe. He is also the father of Maya Thomas (Kiawentiio Tarbell). Michael Greyeyes
William "Billy" Twofeathers Shining Time Station He is the Native American railroad engineer on the fictitious Indian Valley Railroad. Billy also appeared in the film Thomas and the Magic Railroad, portrayed by Russell Means. Tom Jackson
Charges the Enemy The Son Tatanka Means
Prairie Flower Elizabeth Frances
Toshaway The Comanche tribal chief. Zahn McClarnon
Anthwara Star Trek Leader of Native American colony on Cardassian owned planet of Dorvan V. Season 7, Episode 20: Journey's End Ned Romero (Guest)
Commander Chakotay First Officer aboard the starship USS Voyager. He was formerly a member of the Maquis resistance. Robert Beltran
Goro He is the chief of the indigenous tribe (modeled on Native Americans) on the fictional planet Amerind, half a galaxy away from Earth, in the episode "The Paradise Syndrome". Richard Hale
Lakanta Native American colonist on Cardassian owned planet Dorvan V. He later revealed to be The Traveler (Eric Menyuk). Season 7, Episode 20: Journey's End Tom Jackson (guest)
Miramanee She is the tribal priestess of the planet Amerind and the daughter of Chief Goro. In the episode "The Paradise Syndrome", Miramanee was under influence of the belief that Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), who had a suffered amnesia, was a god by the name of "Kirok" whom her tribespeople hailed as. She was also married to Kirk, who said that he would stay at the tribe with her until her death. Sabrina Scharf
Salish He is the medicine chief among the tribe of his people, in the episode "The Paradise Syndrome". After Captain Kirk (aka Kirok) used mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to revive the tribal child and has been accepted by the elders as their god, Salish lost his position as a medicine chief. He even lost Miramanee, whom he was bound to marry, as she rejected him for Kirk. Rudy Solari
Cherokee Lawshe True Women She is half Creek. The CBS miniseries based on the novel by Janice Woods Windle. Julie Carmen
Tarantula The Comanche warrior. Michael Greyeyes
Deputy Tommy "Hawk" Hill Twin Peaks The Native American who works at the Twin Peaks sheriff's department under Sheriff Harry S. Truman (Michael Ontkean). Michael Horse
Raymond Firewalker Walker, Texas Ranger The paternal uncle of Cordell Walker (Chuck Norris) whom he raised after parents were killed. Floyd Westerman (Season 1)
Apesanahkwat (Season 2)
Akecheta Westworld The host and elder of the Ghost Nation and a recurring character of the series based on the 1973 film of the same name. Zahn McClarnon
Etu One of the members of the Ghost Nation. Booboo Stewart
Kohana The wife of Akecheta. Julia Jones
Wichapi One of the members of the Ghost Nation. Irene Bedard
Pahoo-Ka-Ta-Wah Yancy Derringer He is the silent shotgun-toting Pawnee Indian who communicates only by sign language; the sidekick of Yancy Derringer (Jock Mahoney). X Brands
Buck Cross/Running Buck The Young Riders The half-Kiowa who is a close friend of Ike McSwain (Travis Fine). Gregg Rainwater

Animated series[]

Native American Series title Notes Voiced by
Annie Redfeather Adventures from the Book of Virtues She is a 10-year-old girl of a Native American descent. Based on the anthology story The Book of Virtues by William Bennett. Kath Soucie (seasons 1–2)
Adrienne Carter (season 3)
Denise Tan (overdub)
Injun Joe The Adventures of Tom Sawyer A Japanese anime television series based on Mark Twain's famous novel of the same name. Eiji Kanie
Kenji Utsumi
Glen Smith American Dad! He is the seldom-speaking son of Rusty and Sooleawa'Uha Smith and the nephew of Stan and Francine Smith. Danny Cistone
Rusty Smith He is the Native American half-brother of Stan Smith and brother-in-law of Francine Smith; the son of Jack Smith and a Cherokee woman. Lou Diamond Phillips
Sooleawa'Uha Smith Rusty's Native American wife who lives in Arizona with him and their son Glen. Tonantzin Carmelo
Kai Green Ben 10 She is a Navajo girl who is one of the first love interests of Ben Tennyson. Bettina Bush
Wes Green The grandfather of Kai Green and the retired Plumber operative. Miguel Nájera
Marshal BraveStarr BraveStarr He is the galactic Native American marshal of New Texas and the main character of the series. He also appeared in an animated film BraveStarr: The Movie. Pat Fraley
Apache Chief Challenge of the Superfriends A Native American superhero whose Manitou Raven is his variant. Regis Cordic (debut)
Michael Rye
Al Fann (one episode)
Laughing Bull Cowboy Bebop He is an old shaman of Native American descent who lives on Mars. Takehiro Koyama (Japanese)
Michael Gregory (English)
Chief Grand Cherokee Family Guy He was a possible Native American ancestor of Peter Griffin, who broke into the "Neutron Dance" while performing a rain dance in the Season 1 episode "The Son Also Draws". Seth MacFarlane
Leonard Cornfeathers Appearing in the episode "The Son Also Draws", Leonard is the boss of the Native American casino called Geronimo's Palace, which where he makes up the vision quest when Peter Griffin pretends to be a Native American himself just to get his car back. There are also the American Indian elders who serve as the employees in Geronimo's Palace, including:
  • Sees-You-Coming
  • Deals-With-His-Wrist
  • Change-For-a-Buck, voiced by Bill Fagerbakke
  • Watches-You-Pee
 Bobby Slayton
Great Big Little Panther Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates An animated television series that aired on Fox, based on the Peter Pan story by J. M. Barrie. Michael Wise
Hard-to-Hit The younger brother of Tiger Lily and the son of Great Big Little Panther; the prince of the Native American tribe. Aaron Lohr
Tiger Lily Cree Summer
Broken Feather The Funny Company Tom Thomas
Super Chief Named after the crack passenger train in the Santa Fe Railroad. N/A
Spirit G.I. Joe Spirit, the native from the Taos Pueblo Reservation in Taos, New Mexico, appears in the following animated series:
  • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985)
  • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1989)
  • G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 (2005)
 Gregg Berger (1985)
Maurice LaMarche (1989)
Marc Thompson (2005)
Coyote Gargoyles A Native American trickster spirit. Based on the mythology of the same name. Gregg Rainwater
Elisa Maza Elisa, the NYPD detective, is half Native American on her father's side. Salli Richardson
Natsilane ("Nick") A Native American young man of the Pacific Northwest. Inspired by the Haida and Tlingit mythological hero of the same name. Gregg Rainwater
Peter Maza A Native American who was formerly an NYPD officer and is the father of Elisa Maza. Michael Horse
Ruffled Feathers Go Go Gophers The last two surviving Indian gophers. Sandy Becker
Chief Running Board George S. Irving
Chief Crazy Coyote The Huckleberry Hound Show The regular Indian nemesis of Huckleberry Hound. Don Messick
Jesse Cosay Infinity Train An Apache teen from Arizona. Robbie Daymond
Sheriff Ohiyesa Smith Justice League Unlimited He appeared in a time travel episode "The Once and Future Thing" as a sheriff of Elkhorn in the 1880s. Jonathan Joss
John Redcorn III King of the Hill The Native American former "healer" and adulterous lover of Nancy Gribble. Victor Aaron (season 1)
Jonathan Joss (seasons 2–13)
Joseph John Gribble The biological son of John Redcorn who has been raised by the Gribble family, despite his obvious Native American features. Brittany Murphy (1997–2000)
Breckin Meyer (2000–2009)
BW Long Gone Gulch A Native American woman who is a bounty hunter, hangs around the saloon and likes to mess with Rawhide and Snag. According to series creator Zach Bellissimo, the "BW" in her name doesn't mean anything.[72] Amber Midthunder
Layla Mabray Molly of Denali An Alaska Native woman of the fictional Qyah village who runs the Denali Trading Post; the mother of Molly Mabray. Jules Arita Koostachin
Molly Mabray An Alaska Native girl of the Qyah village and the main character of the show. Sovereign Bill
Nat Mabray Also often referred to as "Grandpa Nat". He is Molly's maternal grandfather and Layla's father. Lorne Cardinal
Walter Mabray Molly's father who owns the Denali Trading Post with Layla. Ronnie Dean Harris
Tooey Ookami A young boy who is half Alaska Native and half Japanese and one of Molly's best friends. Sequoia Janvier
Brave Paw Paw Paws He is the close friend of Princess Paw Paws. Thom Pinto
Laughing Paw Alexandra Stoddart
Meanos The Meanos are a group of villainous Indians.
  • Dark Paw, the sorcerer chief of the Meanos
  • Slippery Paw
  • Bumble Paw
 Stanley Ralph Ross
Frank Welker
Mighty Paw The strongest and biggest of the Paw Paws. Robert Ridgely
Princess Paw Paws She is the daughter of Wise Paw. Susan Blu
Trembly Paw The coward of the Paw Paws. Howard Morris
Wise Paw The tribal chief of the Paw Paws. John Ingle
Principal Cutler The Replacements The Inuit principal of the fictional George Stapler Middle School. Jeff Bennett
Bill Yellow Hawk South Park He is a gay Native American man who develops his feelings for Randy Marsh after being kissed by him in Season 21 episode "Holiday Special".[73] N/A
Chief Running Water He is the chief of the Ute tribe who is claimed to be a true father of Eric Cartman in the Season 1 episode "Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut". Matt Stone
Chief Runs-With-Premise He is the greedy Indian chief and the owner of Three Feathers Indian Casino who plots to demolish South Park in the Season 7 episode "Red Man's Greed". His son Premise-Running-Thin, who has been very sick, shares a drink with one of the infected Chinese men.
Little Bear The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't[74] An Indian boy and one of the main characters of the Thanksgiving television special produced by Hanna-Barbera. Kevin Cooper
Brock Sampson The Venture Bros. He is described as "half-Swedish, quarter-Polish, and quarter-Winnebago" from Nebraska. Patrick Warburton
Chief Justice An Indian crimefighter who owns a titanium teepee. Mentioned only. N/A
Princess Tinyfeet A Native American girl who bears a striking resemblance to Mia on the Land O'Lakes logo and was also the wife of Sergeant Hatred; the daughter of Chief Justice. Suzanne Gilad (briefly)
J.R. Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa A Native American bison who tends to ramble about the scientific principles of his inventions and occasionally aids the trio of the C.O.W.-Boys whenever the situation needs it. Michael Horse
Ellen Crow Wildfire An Indian girl who provides moral support on Earth. Lilly Moon

Radio[]

Native American Radio title Notes Played by
Tonto The Lone Ranger[75] 1933 WXYZ radio show prior to the television series of the same name. John Todd
Little Beaver Red Ryder 1942 radio series based on the Western comic strip of the same name. Tommy Cook (1942)
Frank Bresee (1942-46)
Henry Blair (1944–47)
Johnny McGovern (1947–50)
Anne Whitfield (1950–51)
Sammy Ogg (1950–51)

Video games[]

Native American Game title Console(s) Notes
Desmond Miles Assassin's Creed
  • PS3
  • Xbox 360
  • Windows
 A main protagonist of the series' early games who is a descendant of Ratonhnhaké:ton.
William Miles Assassin's Creed III
  • PS3
  • Xbox 360
  • Wii U
  • Windows
  • PS4
  • Xbox One
  • Switch
 Father of Desmond Miles from which he is related to Ratonhnhaké:ton.
Kahionhaténion The Kanien'kehá:ka warrior and hunter.
Kanenʼtó꞉kon He was a close friend of Ratonhnhaké꞉ton.
Kaniehtí꞉io ("Ziio") She was a Kanien'keha:ka clan woman and the mother of Ratonhnhaké:ton.
Ratonhnhaké:ton The protagonist who is half English and half Mohawk Indian.
Teiowí:sonte The Kanien'keha:ka warrior and the brother of Kahionhaténion.
Kesegowaase Assassin's Creed Rogue
  • PS3
  • Xbox 360
  • Windows
  • PS4
  • Xbox One
 The minor antagonist who is an Abenaki Assassin.
Humba Wumba Banjo-Tooie
  • Nintendo 64
  • Xbox 360
 The Indian woman and one of the main characters of the game.
Condor Heads Breakers
The Native American fighter.
Colton White Gun
  • Windows
  • PS2
  • Xbox
  • GameCube
  • Xbox 360
  • PSP
 Also known simply as Cole, he is the Apache marksman who has been adopted by well-trained outdoorsman Ned White.
Fights-At-Dawn The Blackfoot chief and a proud warrior who is concerned deeply for the future of his tribe and befriends Colton when he was attacked by a cougar.
Many Wounds An Apache chief who becomes a trusted ally to Colton to fight against the villainous Tom Magruder.
Delsin Rowe Infamous Second Son PlayStation 4 The member of the fictional Akomish tribe and the protagonist of the game.
Reggie Rowe He is the brother of Delsin.
Pakawa Kasumi Ninja Atari Jaguar Chief of the fictional Tu-Wee-Kah Comanche fighting tribe.
Chief Thunder Killer Instinct (1994)
The Native American chief who is armed with a pair of tomahawks.
Eagle Killer Instinct (2013)
  • Xbox One
  • Windows
 An Indian warrior and the younger brother of Chief Thunder.
Nightwolf Mortal Kombat Arcade He is a Native American shaman.
Pharah Overwatch
  • Windows
  • PS4
  • Xbox One
  • Switch
 Her father Sam is from unknown First Nations tribe.
Domasi "Tommy" Tawodi Prey
  • Linux
  • Mac OS X
  • Windows
  • Xbox 360
  • Symbian
  • Zeebo
 A Cherokee mechanic and the main protagonist of the game.
Enisi The grandfather of Tommy.
Jen She is the girlfriend of Tommy.
Nastas Red Dead Redemption
  • PlayStation 3
  • Xbox 360
 A minor character who aids John Marston in stopping the gang of the most Native Americans led by antagonist Dutch Van Der Linde.
Falling Star Red Dead Revolver
  • PlayStation 2
  • Xbox
 She was the mother of Red Harlow and the daughter of Chief Running Moon.
Red Harlow The main protagonist who is half Native American on his mother's side.
Shadow Wolf He is the Native American cousin of Red Harlow.
Natan Shadow Hearts: From the New World PlayStation 2 He is the bounty hunter bodyguard of Shania.
Shania She is the Native American priestess and the love interest of Johnny Garland.
T. Hawk Street Fighter II
  • Arcade
  • SNES
  • Mega Drive/Genesis
  • Amiga
  • Fujitsu FM Towns
  • PC DOS
  • Sharp X68000
  • PlayStation
  • Sega Saturn
 He is the Native American warrior and the member of the fictional Thunderfoot indigenous American clan.
Noembelu Street Fighter V
She is a Native American woman who has been brainwashed by the evil organization, Shadaloo, to become one of M. Bison's female elite guards called the Dolls.
Chief Scalpem Sunset Riders
  • Arcade
  • Mega Drive/Genesis
  • SNES
 One of the eight bosses of the game.
Nahova Ta•o Taido Arcade
Michelle Chang Tekken
She is a young woman of Native American and Chinese descent.
Julia Chang Tekken 3
The adoptive daughter of Michelle.
Turok Turok games various He is the protagonist of the video game series based on the comic books of the same name.
Joshua Fireseed Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
  • Nintendo 64
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Xbox One
  • Nintendo Switch
 One of the main characters of the game.
Danielle Fireseed Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Nintendo 64 The sister of Joshua.

Mascots and others[]

See also: Native American mascot controversy and List of trademarks featuring Native Americans
Native American Use Notes
Chief Noc-A-Homa Atlanta Braves He was the original mascot for the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves from 1966 until by 1986.
Princess Win-A-Lotta She was joining Chief Noc-A-Homa in 1983 until the following year.
Chief Wahoo Cleveland Indians The retired logo icon of the MLB franchise, the Cleveland Indians.
Osceola Florida State Seminoles The current mascot of the athletic teams representing Florida State University. He is frequently portrayed riding his horse, Renegade, and represents the historical figure of Osceola, the Seminole war-chief.

There were the previous mascots of the Seminoles back then, long before Osceola took over:

  • Sammy Seminole
  • Chief Wampumstompum/Fullabull
  • Yahola, also known as the "spirit chief"
Yellow Feather Great Wolf Resorts An audio-animatronic figure of an Indian girl for the Great Clock Tower Show at the Great Wolf Lodge resorts.[76]
Mia Land O'Lakes The depiction of a young, kneeling, Native American woman was the logo for the butter packaging from 1928 until she was removed from all their products in April 2020.[77]
Chief Illiniwek University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign The former symbol and mascot of UIUC from 1926 to 2007.

See also[]

  • Stereotypes of indigenous peoples of Canada and the United States
  • How (greeting)

References[]

Citations[]

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  2. ^ The Return of the Indian on Goodreads
  3. ^ The Secret of the Indian on Goodreads
  4. ^ The Mystery of the Cupboard on Goodreads
  5. ^ The Key to the Indian on Goodreads
  6. ^ Little Big Man series on Goodreads
  7. ^ Dances with Wolves series on Goodreads
  8. ^ Tiger Eyes on Goodreads
  9. ^ Black Fox on Goodreads
  10. ^ Comanche Moon on Goodreads
  11. ^ Adobe Walls on Goodreads
  12. ^ Children of the Dust on Goodreads
  13. ^ Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears | A Mighty Girl
  14. ^ Walk Two Moons | A Mighty Girl
  15. ^ The Legend of the Bluebonnet | A Mighty Girl
  16. ^ Morning Girl | A Mighty Girl
  17. ^ Sees Behind Trees on Goodreads
  18. ^ The Beet Queen on Goodreads
  19. ^ The Birchbark House | A Mighty Girl
  20. ^ The Game of Silence | A Mighty Girl
  21. ^ The Porcupine Year | A Mighty Girl
  22. ^ The Plague of Doves on Goodreads
  23. ^ Soldier Sister, Fly Home | A Mighty Girl
  24. ^ The Talking Earth | A Mighty Girl
  25. ^ An Undisturbed Peace on Goodreads
  26. ^ Crow Chief on Goodreads
  27. ^ The Gift of the Sacred Dog on Goodreads
  28. ^ Iktomi series on Goodreads
  29. ^ Star Boy on Goodreads
  30. ^ The Storm Maker's Tipi on Goodreads
  31. ^ The Vanishing American on Goodreads
  32. ^ Leaphorn and Chee series on Goodreads
  33. ^ Spirited on Goodreads
  34. ^ Miko Kings: An Indian Baseball Story on Goodreads
  35. ^ Flaming Star on Goodreads
  36. ^ Soldat du Chene and the Osage at Laura Ingalls Wilder: Frontier Girl
  37. ^ Old Fish Hawk on Goodreads
  38. ^ The Cold Dish on Goodreads
  39. ^ Walt Longmire series on Goodreads
  40. ^ Mama, Do You Love Me? | A Mighty Girl
  41. ^ Greer Family Series on Goodreads
  42. ^ The Searchers on Goodreads
  43. ^ Frog Girl | A Mighty Girl
  44. ^ Skins on Goodreads
  45. ^ The Rough-Faced Girl on Goodreads
  46. ^ Grandmother's Dreamcatcher | A Mighty Girl
  47. ^ Island of the Blue Dolphins | A Mighty Girl
  48. ^ Sing Down The Moon | A Mighty Girl
  49. ^ Arrow in the Sun on Goodreads
  50. ^ Blue Birds | A Mighty Girl
  51. ^ The Powwow Highway on Goodreads
  52. ^ The Biography of a Grizzly on Goodreads
  53. ^ Kwani series on Goodreads
  54. ^ The Culled on Goodreads
  55. ^ Crossing Bok Chitto | A Mighty Girl
  56. ^ Danny Blackgoat on Goodreads
  57. ^ House of Purple Cedar | A Mighty Girl
  58. ^ How I Became a Ghost series on Goodreads
  59. ^ The Heartsong of Charging Elk on Goodreads
  60. ^ Broncho Apache on Biblio
  61. ^ Turok, Son of Stone at Read Comic Online
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  63. ^ a b c d Song of Hiawatha (1997) on IMDb
  64. ^ Johnny Firecloud on IMDb
  65. ^ The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1952) on IMDb
  66. ^ Windrunner on IMDb
  67. ^ Anima on IMDb
  68. ^ Californy 'er Bust on IMDb
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  70. ^ Thompson, Avery (October 7, 2021). "'Ghosts' On CBS: Román Zaragoza Teases New Series & His Character". Hollywood Life.
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  73. ^ @SouthPark (October 11, 2017). "Yellowhawk is another new character added in this episode. Check out some of his #BTS art #SouthPark21" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  74. ^ The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't on IMDb
  75. ^ The Lone Ranger on Free Classic Radio Shows
  76. ^ "The Great Clock Tower Show". GreatWolf.com.
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