It's interesting they don't mention Iron Eyes Cody was not of "Native American" ancestry. He was an Italian-American actor who portrayed Native Americans in Hollywood films. Even his half-sister said that he was of Italian ancestry, but he denied it. After his death, it was revealed that he was of Sicilian parentage, and not Native American at all.
@@edbruder9975; they started with his name at birth, NOT his race. In the Corps, I knew several Marines who had European or Hispanic first and last names, but were full blooded American Native stock.
@@oldgysgt but I’m assuming you mean Latin Americans, there’s a difference between Spain Hispanics, and Hispanics in the American continent, Hispanics in Spain are white, Hispanics here come in all races some and many are mixed due to colonization and immigrantion some are Native American, Some are white, Many are mixed(Native and white) some full black, some Native and black, some Black and White, and some Asians
Right? "Tragically he died at 94...older than 99% of all humans." And from the video title too. I thought the story was going be something like some psycho killing him because they were offended or something.
He lived in Hollywood and never brought shame to what he represented - I grew up seeing this man and he was an important part of my view of Native americans.
I'm sure he inspired lots of people to learn more about indigenous histories and cultures, but he did this while playing into stereotypes about how "real Indians" look and act.
"tragic ending?" he lived to 90 and seemed like he lived a pretty full life lol well, I guess the whole pretending to be native thing is kinda tragic, but that wasn't mentioned here
Yeah, a journalist published a story a few years before Cody's death explaining that he was actually Italian-American, but by that point Cody was already retired from public appearances and the story seemingly didn't gain traction. It wasn't until after his death that knowledge of his non-indigenous origins became widespread. So there was nothing remotely tragic about his last years other than having mesothelioma.
If he was born in 1904,that means he was 26 y/o in 1930. He couldn't represent the Italian ancestry at that time. But to LIE about your heritage is one of the lowest anyone can go. Be proud of who you are,take whatever comes with it.
What was never answered was he a true advocate for Natives. Was his portrayal of Natives only for his financial success. There are so many gifted Native actors. We don't need these fakes. Show Natives as doctors, lawyers, surgeons, judges, and politicians. Hollywood needs to see us as we are now. Not what we were 200 years ago!!
You need to expand your education. He did more for Indian students than you realize. Do you understand you are just repeating white liberal rhetoric that you were taught in public schools?
@@benchavis1624 He did good things with his fame and money, and his decision to recreate his life as an "indigenous" person was evidently based on more than just a desire to further his acting career. Yet his livelihood was founded on deceiving the public for over half a century and playing into pop culture stereotypes about how "real Indians" look and act. I don't think philanthropy absolves someone from criticism.
Whether Iron Eyes Cody was of Indian descent or not, what matters is what He felt most connected to in Spirit that made Him happy and wish Him happiness in the Afterlife to the Spirit in the Sky.
@@flexthought7655 lmfao what do you mean na he was literally married to a native and adopted natives🤣🤣 he is more native than 98% of natives today 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@cang9313 You're treating "being Native" as akin to collecting merit badges though. It's one thing to treat him (as many Natives who knew him did) as an honorary Native, but at the end of the day he had no indigenous heritage and lied that he did. Marrying a Native women and adopting Native sons doesn't change that.
clickbait. getting to live 94 years is not a tragic ending even if it is from cancer thelioma or whatever. Dude lived a long ass time! Maybe if a person gets murdered or something. Getting murdered is always tragic for sure.
4:39 Didn't anybody catch how he pronounced posthumously? Sorry, post - humous is not a word. That's like pronouncing disheveled as dis - heveled. No such word.
Having some who has half a brain and went to some kind of school to teach you how to pronounce these words and names. Speaking of massacre's; your narration fits !
It’s Gueydan. Pronounced Gay-Daw. It’s a very small village, I grew up and still live about 30 minutes away in another small town. Both of my grandparents on my dad’s side were born and raised there and in the surrounding areas. Fun fact: It’s known for some of the best duck and goose hunting in America. It’s actually the “Duck Capital of America”.
Son you have issues. I am an old American Indian. That is what happened in our youth. We were not offended in the 1950’sand 1960’s. Because this man represented us in a positive way. In 1986, he volunteered to speak with my students at Phoenix Indian High school. He was a good man and those were different times. Unfortunately, you have been brainwashed by the media and public schools to complain. Take control of your life. Do something positive yourself besides complaining about other races of people. Such behavior confirms you are the racist.
@The Kraemer Your grandfather lied to you. Geronimo was not in New Mexico. How can you be more than this man? The only acting you have done is pretending to be related to Geronimo.
@@senpai704 Do you realize all the Indians I know would rather be white than ignorant and can’t write a complete sentence like you? Would you ask your mama to files charges against the public school you attended for not teaching you how to write or think?
@@benchavis1624 I don't think "those were different times" applies in this case. His career would have suffered if it was known in pop culture that he had fabricated his life story. This doesn't mean he didn't do good things, but the son of an indigenous actor later claimed "there were various stories during the many years about Iron Eyes, the image makers in Hollywood were able to dispel any criticism of him. Instead those Indians who criticized Iron Eyes soon left Hollywood." (quoted in Michelle Raheja's book "Reservation Reelism," p. 132)
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It's interesting they don't mention Iron Eyes Cody was not of "Native American" ancestry. He was an Italian-American actor who portrayed Native Americans in Hollywood films. Even his half-sister said that he was of Italian ancestry, but he denied it. After his death, it was revealed that he was of Sicilian parentage, and not Native American at all.
That's literally what they started the story with.
@@edbruder9975; they started with his name at birth, NOT his race. In the Corps, I knew several Marines who had European or Hispanic first and last names, but were full blooded American Native stock.
@@edbruder9975 no. Check again.
@@oldgysgt Hispanic isn’t a race, and Hispanic names are European
@@oldgysgt but I’m assuming you mean Latin Americans, there’s a difference between Spain Hispanics, and Hispanics in the American continent, Hispanics in Spain are white, Hispanics here come in all races some and many are mixed due to colonization and immigrantion some are Native American, Some are white, Many are mixed(Native and white) some full black, some Native and black, some Black and White, and some Asians
He was an Italian actor that found fame as an American Indian.
Correct
Proof that people from Southern Europe almost never pass as white!
Very observant.
That was also mentioned on an episode of the Sopranos titled Christopher.
He’s a phony
He might not have been Native American, but he sure looked the part. The polluting commercial was very effective.
I remember him doing the pollution commercials in the 70's
The good old Keep America Beautiful PSAs. I remember seeing those online looking up old commercials.
I always refer that commercial as the Indian with the one tear coming from his eye .
Greatest commercial ever made. I've never littered once in my life because of him..!
I am Sicilian American but most people think I'm American Indian .
He died at 94 yrs old.. how is that sad? he had a full and famous life, Thats better than most of us will do.
Right? "Tragically he died at 94...older than 99% of all humans." And from the video title too. I thought the story was going be something like some psycho killing him because they were offended or something.
Right?!?
In their defense, mesothelioma IS a terrible way to die.
exactly. clickbait.
Not bad for a pure ITALIAN Indian.
Lol
a louisianan italian😅
Buffy Sainte Marie.
He lived in Hollywood and never brought shame to what he represented - I grew up seeing this man and he was an important part of my view of Native americans.
It's shameful to pass yourself off as of another race than what you born as. You are what are when you're born, and that's how you should live.
Yikes
I'm sure he inspired lots of people to learn more about indigenous histories and cultures, but he did this while playing into stereotypes about how "real Indians" look and act.
🤣🤣🤣 Poor Patrick Fairchild, if that was your view of the indigenous community 🤣🤣🤣Wow
I loved this man. I will never forget him.
"tragic ending?"
he lived to 90 and seemed like he lived a pretty full life lol
well, I guess the whole pretending to be native thing is kinda tragic, but that wasn't mentioned here
Yeah, a journalist published a story a few years before Cody's death explaining that he was actually Italian-American, but by that point Cody was already retired from public appearances and the story seemingly didn't gain traction. It wasn't until after his death that knowledge of his non-indigenous origins became widespread. So there was nothing remotely tragic about his last years other than having mesothelioma.
But The Nations accepted as a member of the The Nations, right?
I do remember him as a kid and his pollution commercials but he was called The Crying Indian
He kinda looks like Silvio from The Sopranos.
Do the life and sad ending of charles stanley
We used him in a few of our safety videos via Don Brown Productions in the late 70's early 80's
American pickers found a lot of his stuff and donated it.
Well, there goes the sentiment of that ad.
Sounds like he lived a rich, full life. If his "ending" was tragic, then, all our endings are tragic.
Yes. He's one of the few people that could celebrate Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Days both on October 14th.
If he was born in 1904,that means he was 26 y/o in 1930.
He couldn't represent the Italian ancestry at that time.
But to LIE about your heritage is one of the lowest anyone can go.
Be proud of who you are,take whatever comes with it.
He was the Italian Moses for native Americans who did tremendous work for them.
What tragic life and death ? He lived to be a good old age of 94
What was never answered was he a true advocate for Natives. Was his portrayal of Natives only for his financial success. There are
so many gifted Native actors. We don't need these fakes. Show Natives as doctors, lawyers, surgeons, judges, and politicians. Hollywood
needs to see us as we are now. Not what we were 200 years ago!!
You need to expand your education. He did more for Indian students than you realize.
Do you understand you are just repeating white liberal rhetoric that you were taught in public schools?
@@benchavis1624 He did good things with his fame and money, and his decision to recreate his life as an "indigenous" person was evidently based on more than just a desire to further his acting career. Yet his livelihood was founded on deceiving the public for over half a century and playing into pop culture stereotypes about how "real Indians" look and act. I don't think philanthropy absolves someone from criticism.
Buffy Sainte Marie
How much is wrong here, the guy was an Italian actor
i met at pow wow in beutifull downtown compton in the 82. i may have met other times.
Guy was a total fugazi
Ok, what was the sad ending part ?? He lived a very full life, clickbait.
Yeah that wasn't a sad ending, it's just an ending...
Whether Iron Eyes Cody was of Indian descent or not, what matters is what He felt most connected to in Spirit that made Him happy and wish Him happiness in the Afterlife to the Spirit in the Sky.
nah...
I feel most connected as being the best Quarterback in the history of the NFL... But one thing, I have never played football...
@@flexthought7655 lmfao what do you mean na he was literally married to a native and adopted natives🤣🤣 he is more native than 98% of natives today 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@cang9313 You're treating "being Native" as akin to collecting merit badges though. It's one thing to treat him (as many Natives who knew him did) as an honorary Native, but at the end of the day he had no indigenous heritage and lied that he did. Marrying a Native women and adopting Native sons doesn't change that.
Thanks
He was part of the guido tribe
He's Italian !!!!!
Fake Native American this guy was born to Italian immigrants in LA. He took the Native American role way too seriously....
clickbait. getting to live 94 years is not a tragic ending even if it is from cancer thelioma or whatever. Dude lived a long ass time! Maybe if a person gets murdered or something. Getting murdered is always tragic for sure.
IAM from Hollywood Los Angeles he was going to a restaurant on Hollywood Blvd
Who cares if he was of Native blood he lived the earth revered life style
Click bait, and hardly mentioned the utter lack of native american ancestry he had
4:39 Didn't anybody catch how he pronounced posthumously? Sorry, post - humous is not a word. That's like pronouncing disheveled as dis - heveled. No such word.
Bruh just reading off IMDb for most of this video zzzZzzzz
PretIndian
Was he related to Elizabeth Warren or Ward Churchill?
We don't have a good answer for that stingray I just don't
Having some who has half a brain and went to some kind of school to teach you how to pronounce these words and names. Speaking of massacre's; your narration fits !
It’s a computer; not a person doing the reading.
Yep. I have relatives also from Geuydan, Louisiana. Don’t know how the computer voice butchered it up.
It’s Gueydan. Pronounced Gay-Daw. It’s a very small village, I grew up and still live about 30 minutes away in another small town. Both of my grandparents on my dad’s side were born and raised there and in the surrounding areas. Fun fact: It’s known for some of the best duck and goose hunting in America. It’s actually the “Duck Capital of America”.
Iron eyes Cody wasn’t Native American he’s a Louisiana creole of Italian creole origin
He’s Sicilian lmao, why does no one talk about that?!
He wasn’t Native American..I mean at all. 🙄
He pissed me off im native! ,and he was not such a fake! Moms family was Powhatan!
Son you have issues. I am an old American Indian. That is what happened in our youth. We were not offended in the 1950’sand 1960’s. Because this man represented us in a positive way. In 1986, he volunteered to speak with my students at Phoenix Indian High school. He was a good man and those were different times.
Unfortunately, you have been brainwashed by the media and public schools to complain. Take control of your life. Do something positive yourself besides complaining about other races of people. Such behavior confirms you are the racist.
@The Kraemer Your grandfather lied to you. Geronimo was not in New Mexico. How can you be more than this man? The only acting you have done is pretending to be related to Geronimo.
@@benchavis1624 ur white lol
@@senpai704 Do you realize all the Indians I know would rather be white than ignorant and can’t write a complete sentence like you?
Would you ask your mama to files charges against the public school you attended for not teaching you how to write or think?
@@benchavis1624 I don't think "those were different times" applies in this case. His career would have suffered if it was known in pop culture that he had fabricated his life story. This doesn't mean he didn't do good things, but the son of an indigenous actor later claimed "there were various stories during the many years about Iron Eyes, the image makers in Hollywood were able to dispel any criticism of him. Instead those Indians who criticized Iron Eyes soon left Hollywood." (quoted in Michelle Raheja's book "Reservation Reelism," p. 132)
So many lies in one little commercial.
Do the life and sad ending of Robert schuller
He does not look italian at all, he looks 100% native american
😂😂😂😂😂Visit a reservation, he looks like a white guy with a big hawk nose. Natives look more Asian than white.
Italy is a multi-ethnic country. People look different depending on where in Italy they’re from.
I met him
Cool
tragic wat? he died with 94y
i guess he hated being italian
Ack Ack