Native American Music Awards - DID YOU KNOW?

Did You Know They Are Native American?
In honor of National Native American Heritage Month as proclaimed by the President of the United States, the Native American Music Awards & Association has published a photo gallery entitled, "Did You Know They Are Native" to raise awareness of the contributions made by Native Americans and descendants of Native Americans in the music, entertainment and sports industries. As a featured segment which debuted at the First Native American Music Awards, the following is a list of nationally recognized musicians, actors and athletes of critical acclaim with confirmed or reported Native American Heritage. Tribal enrollment status is not stated or included. Those marked unconfirmed, indicate that both heritage and tribal affiliation are still being determined.
Mainstream Musicians Crystal Gayle Cherokee Robbie Robertson Mohawk Rita Coolidge Cherokee Ritchie Valens Yaqui Janice-Marie Johnson Stockbridge Munsee Wayne Newton Powhatan Tori Amos Cherokee Jimi Hendrix Cherokee Felipe Rose Lakota Sioux/Taino Tina Turner Navajo Beyonce' Knowles Creole Link Wray Toni Tenille Cherokee Hank Williams Chocktaw Black Eyed Peas Taboo Shoshone The Jacksons Chocktaw/Cherokee Anthony Kiedis Mohican Cher Cherokee Ricky Lynn Gregg, Cherokee Elvis Presley Cherokee Eddie Van Halen Native Hawaiian Kitty Wells Cherokee Willie Nelson Cherokee Loretta Lynn Cherokee Billy Ray Cyrus (& Miley) Cherokee Carrie Underwood Muscogee Creek Pete Wentz Native Hawaiian Richie Havens Blackfoot Aaron Neville Creole LL Cool J Cherokee Donna Summer Cherokee Link Wray Shawnee Keely Smith Cherokee Jesse Ed Davis Kiowa Rickey Medlocke Blackfoot Eagle Eye Cherry (& Don Cherry) Choctaw Don Cherry Choctaw Chuck Billy (Testament) Pomo Pete LaFarge Naragansett Mandy Moore Cherokee Eddie Vedder Scott Stapp unconfirmed Robin Zander (Cheap Trick) unconfirmed Mark Slaughter Ronnie Spector Taino/unconfirmed Vanessa Hudgens unconfirmed Aaliyah unconfirmed
Professional Athletes Jordan Nolan, LA Kings Ojibwa Kyle Lohse, Nomlaki Wintum #1 Draft Pick Sam Bradford, Cherokee Greg Maddux, Choctaw Joba Chamberlain Winnebago Jacoby Ellsbury Navajo Johnny Bench Choctaw Brett Favre Choctaw Jim Thorpe Sac & Fox Sonny Sixkiller Cherokee Billy Mills Lakota Sioux Jack Dempsey Choctaw/Cherokee Bryan Trottier Cree/Chippewa Notah Begaye Navajo Naomi Lang Karuk Kyle Lohse Nomlaki Wintun Ricky Dale Crain Choctaw Gene Locklear Lumbee Dwight Lowry Lumbee Bobby Madritsch Lakota Louis Sockalexis Penobscott Jack Aker Potowatomie Cal Mclish Choctaw Jim Plunkett unconfirmed Chris Simon Sheldon Souray Sandy McCarthy Theo Fleury
Actors Actresses Roy Rogers, Cherokee Wes Studi, Cherokee Adam Beach Dog Creek First Nations Megan Denise Fox Cherokee Heather Locklear Lumbee Gil Birmingham Comanche Angelina Jolie Haudenosaunee/Iroquois Tommy Lee Jones Cherokee Ava Gardner Tuscarora Branscombe Richmond Aleut Rudy Youngblood Yaqui Comanche Roger Willie Navajo Johnny Depp Cherokee James Earl Jones Choctaw/Cherokee Vivica Fox Rue McClanahan Choctaw Lou Diamond Phillips Cherokee Della Reese Cherokee Chuck Norris Cherokee Traci Bingham Cherokee Burt Reynolds Cherokee Gary Busey Jessica Biel Chocktaw Benjamin Bratt Peruvian Indigenous Cameron Diaz Cherokee James Garner Cherokee Phylisha Rashad Creole Anthony Quinn Aztec
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