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Jay Silverheels, a Mohawk actor, becomes the first Native American to have a star commemorated in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Jay Silverheels
Canadian Mohawk actor and athlete (1912–1980)
Jay Silverheels was a First Nations and Mohawk actor and athlete, descended from three Iroquois nations. He was well known for his role as Tonto, the Native American companion of the Lone Ranger in the American Western television series The Lone Ranger.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mohawk people
Indigenous First Nation of North America
The Mohawk, also known by their own name, Kanien'kehá:ka, are an Indigenous people of North America and the easternmost nation of the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Native Americans in the United States
Indigenous peoples of the United States
Native Americans are the Indigenous peoples of the United States, particularly of the lower 48 states and Alaska. They may also include any Americans whose origins lie in any of the indigenous peoples of North or South America. The United States Census Bureau publishes data…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Sidewalk attraction in Los Angeles, California
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a landmark which consists of 2,817 five-pointed terrazzo-and-brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. The stars, the first…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Day of the year
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