Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman Biography

Fast Facts

• Performed in benefit concerts for Indian self-determination, environmental protection, and human rights with musicians like Willie Nelson, Don Henley, and Bonnie Raitt
• Went on a world tour with musician Sting to spread awareness regarding the plight of the Rainforest People who are dying with the Rainforest
• Westerman is a Dakota Sioux Indian who has been involved in American Indian Movement and is recognized as a political advocate for Native Americans
• Named "Westerman Celebrity of the Year" by the American Indian Expo in 2000
• In South Dakota, Westerman attended Wahpeton Boarding School at the age of 10, and later attended and graduated from Northern State University with a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education
• Before Westerman started his singing career, he served two years in the U․S․ Marine Corps
• Born on the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation in South Dakota, home to the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, a federally-recognized Native American tribe
• Westerman became the spokesperson for Lakota topical pain reliever in January of 2005