Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse
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Born | Rosebud Lakota Sioux Reservation, South Dakota, United States | April 28, 1976
Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse, also known as Nathan Chasing Horse and Nathan Chases His Horse (born April 28, 1976) is a Native American actor. Formerly from the Rosebud Lakota Sioux Nation, he has spent most of his adult life in California, and now lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1]
Chasing Horse is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the young Lakota character, Smiles A Lot, in Kevin Costner's 1990 movie Dances with Wolves.[2] He has appeared in three TNT telefilms with First Nations actor Eric Schweig: The Broken Chain, Into the West and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. Later, he went on to give speaking engagements and workshops on spirituality, and developed a following in a variety of locations.[2]
On July 6, 2015, after attempting to hold a Sun Dance ceremony in the area, Chasing Horse was banned from the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana as a "safety threat", due to charges of "human trafficking, sexual abuse, drug dealing and intimidation of tribal members".[1][2]
He is the father of Oglala Lakota and Hän Gwich'in: model Quannah Chasinghorse.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Dances with Wolves | Smiles A Lot | |
1993 | The Broken Chain | Young Joseph Brant | TV movie |
2003 | Dreamkeeper | Verdel | TV movie |
2005 | Into the West | Sleeping Bear | TV movie |
2007 | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | One Bull | TV movie |
References
- ^ a b Montclair, Louis (July 9, 2015). "Actor, "Medicine Man" Chasing Horse banished from Fort Peck - Tribal leaders, community members say he is a danger to youth". Fort Peck Journal. Archived from the original on February 1, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ a b c Montclair, Louis (July 17, 2015). "Actor, 'Medicine Man' Chasing Horse Banished From Fort Peck". Indian Country Today Media Network. Archived from the original on July 19, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
External links
- 1976 births
- Living people
- American male film actors
- Lakota people
- Native American male actors
- Male Western (genre) film actors
- American male child actors
- Male actors from South Dakota
- People from Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota
- American film actor, 1970s birth stubs
- Indigenous peoples of North America biography stubs