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Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Dakota musician, actor and activist, passed away at 5 am PST at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after an extended illness.

Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Native leader, actor and musician, died Dec. 13 in a Los Angeles hospital of complications from leukemia at age

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Floyd Red Crow Westerman was a Native American musician, actor, and activist.

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Floyd Westerman

Actor and political activist

Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman
Westerman aka Kanghi Duta
Born	Floyd Westerman (1936-08-17)August 17, 1936 Lake Traverse Indian Reservation, South Dakota, U.S.
Died	December 13, 2007(2007-12-13) (aged 71) Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Saint Matthew's Catholic Cemetery, Veblen, South Dakota, U.S.
Occupations
Years active	1988–2007
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Rosie Westerman
Children	5

Floyd Westerman (August 17, 1936 – December 13, 2007) was a Sisseton Dakota musician, political activist, and actor.

After establishing a career as a country music singer, later in his life he became an actor, usually depicting Native American elders in American films and television. He is also credited as Floyd Red Crow Westerman.^[1] As a political activist, he spoke and marched for Native American causes.

Early life

He was born