Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman

Birth Name:

Floyd Kanghi Duta Westerman

Birth Place:

Lake Traverse Indian Reservation, South Dakota, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Named "Westerman Celebrity of the Year" by the American Indian Expo in 2000
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
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

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