Biography
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman (also credited as Floyd Westerman and Kanghi Duta) was a Sisseton Dakota actor, musician and political activist. He was born on 17 August 1936 on the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation in South Dakota and died on 13 December 2007 in Los Angeles.
After a career as a country singer and songwriter, he began acting in the late 1980s. His film roles included appearances in Renegades (1989), Dances with Wolves (1990) as Ten Bears, and The Doors (1991). He also appeared in television series including The X-Files, Walker, Texas Ranger and Dharma & Greg.
Westerman was active in the American Indian Movement and campaigned for Native American and environmental causes, performing benefit concerts with musicians such as Willie Nelson and touring with Sting.
