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The Natives are Restless Trivia Quiz
Native American TV Characters
In American TV, native characters (mis-appropriately called "Indians" or "Eskimos") have appeared in period piece shows, or even modern-era show. Can you place the character to the show that they appeared in?
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by TonyTheDad.
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1. "Yellowstone"
Chakotay
2. "Northern Exposure"
Crazy Cat
3. "The Emperor's New School"
John Walking Fox
4. "Resident Alien"
Marilyn Whirlwind
5. "Bonanza"
White Bear
6. "The Lone Ranger"
Tonto
7. "Gunsmoke"
Kuzco
8. "Star Trek: Voyager"
Sasappis
9. "F Troop"
Thomas Rainwater
10. "Ghosts"
Asta Twelvetrees
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Yellowstone"
Answer: Thomas Rainwater
Played by Gil Birmingham.
Thomas Rainwater is the leader of the Confederated Tribes of Broken Neck.
Actor Gil Birmingham is of Comanche descent.
2. "Northern Exposure"
Answer: Marilyn Whirlwind
Played by Elaine Miles.
Elaine Miles is a Cayuse-Nez Perce Indian.
3. "The Emperor's New School"
Answer: Kuzco
Voiced by J.P. Manoux.
Kuzco was the emperor of the Incan Empire in pre-Columbian South America.
Actor J.P. Manoux has a varied ancestry. His father's family is Armenian; his mother is of French-Irish and Galician Spanish descent.
4. "Resident Alien"
Answer: Asta Twelvetrees
Played by Sara Tomko.
Asta is a nurse at the medical clinic in Patience, CO. She meets Harry (the alien) when he hired to be the town doctor after the previous doctor was murdered. She is guardedly his friend, despite his weird behavior. After an accident where she and Harry are trapped in a crevasse in a glacier, he is so injured that he cannot maintain his genetic disguise, and she discovers his alien origin.
Asta is a member of the Ute Native American tribe.
Actress Sara Tomko ethnicity includes Slovak, Polish, and Native American heritage, though she is not enrolled in any specific tribe.
5. "Bonanza"
Answer: White Bear
Played by Ralph Moody.
White Bear was not explicitly affiliated with a specific tribe. He is portrayed as a Native American character who is seen interacting with the Cartwright family and is generally referred to as an "Indian." The show doesn't delve into the intricacies of specific tribal affiliations.
Actor Ralph Moody guest-starred six times on "Bonanza", each time as a different character.
6. "The Lone Ranger"
Answer: Tonto
Played by Jay Silverheels.
Tonto was played as either Apache, Comanche, or Potawatomi. The last was in dispute, since the Potawatomi were from around the Great Lakes, and "The Lone Ranger" was set in the American Southwest.
Silverheels was a member of the Mohawk tribe of Canada's Six Nations Reserve.
7. "Gunsmoke"
Answer: John Walking Fox
Played by Leonard Nimoy.
John Walking Fox was from the Comanche tribe.
Actor Leonard Nimoy was actually of Ukrainian Jewish heritage.
8. "Star Trek: Voyager"
Answer: Chakotay
Played by Robert Beltran.
Chakotay's ancestry was of the Rubber Tree and Nicarao peoples, who inhabited Ometepe, a volcanic island in Lake Nicaragua.
Robert Beltran is of Mexican-American heritage.
9. "F Troop"
Answer: Crazy Cat
Played by Don Diamond.
Crazy Cat was the underling to Chief Wild Eagle of the fictional Hekawe tribe. The name came from a misunderstanding. Someone thought they said, "We're the Hekawe," when they were actually asking, "Where the heck are we?"
Despite his proficiency at performing with a Spanish dialect, actor Don Diamond was actually of Russian descent.
10. "Ghosts"
Answer: Sasappis
Played by Román Zaragoza.
Sass is a member of the Lenape tribe, which inhabited the Hudson Valley in New York.
Actor Román Zaragoza identifies as mixed race, being of Akimel O'odham and Mexican descent on his father's side and Japanese and Taiwanese descent on his mother's side.
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