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Floyd Red Crow Westerman: Folk Singer, Actor, Activist
Paperback
Series: Native American Lives
BiographyGeneral Juvenile Nonfiction
Publisher Price: $12.99
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
Published: Aug 1 2026
Pages: 56
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.20 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
Floyd Red Crow Westerman was born in Dakota homelands and attended Wahpeton Indian School, an off-reservation Indian boarding school. As a young boy, he taught himself how to play guitar, and he went on to become a musician and actor, most famously as Ten Bears in the movie Dances with Wolves. Through his career, he advocated for Indigenous rights and environmental causes. From playing concerts to acting on the big screen, learn all about the life of Westerman.
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