Saginaw Morgan Grant (July 20, 1936 – July 27, 2021) was a Native American

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'', and ''

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'' and was a musician,

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dancer, motivational speaker and the Hereditary Chief of the

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Early life

Saginaw Morgan Grant was born at the Indian Hospital in

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on July 20, 1936, the son of Sarah (née Murray) and Austin Grant. He was a member of the

of Oklahoma. His mother's ancestry was from the

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and Otoe-Missouria tribes of

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. He was a

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veteran of the

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Career

Grant appeared in numerous films and television shows. He played Grey Cloud, an ally of

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, opposite

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in a 1993 episode "Mystery of the Blues" of ''

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''. During the 1993 television season Grant had the recurring role of Auggie Velasquez, owner of the small-town general store and trading post, in

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. He played the Gatekeeper in the 1999 film ''Purgatory''. He played Chief Big Bear in the 2013 film ''

''. The same year, Grant appeared as a man who sells his truck to

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in the ''

'' episode "

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." From 2012, Grant was a prominent member of the ''American Indian Advisory Board'' at the

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Accolades

Grant was awarded the American Legacy Award from the

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, the lifetime achievement award from the

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and a Living Legend Award by the

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(NAMA). In 2018, his album "Don't Let the Drums Go Silent" won the Record of the Year from NAMA.

Death

Grant died in his sleep on July 27, 2021, at the age of 85. His friend and publicist said the cause of death was

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Filmography

Film

*'' War Party'' - Freddie Man Wolf (1988) *''

Small Time ''Small Time'' is a 1996 British comedy-drama film written, directed by and starring Shane Meadows in his directorial debut, and who also produced with Dominic Dillon. Plot The film follows a group of friends that are small-time criminals ...

'' - The Holy Man (1996) *''

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'' - Brother of the Pow Wow Chief (1999) *''

Legend of the Phantom Rider ''Legend of the Phantom Rider'' is a 2002 American Western horror film directed and produced by Alex Erkiletian and stars Denise Crosby and Robert McRa. It was made in the area of Old Tucson, Arizona. Its budget was estimated to be $1.6 milli ...

'' - Medicine Man (2002) *'' Black Cloud'' - Grandpa (2004) *''Social Guidance'' - Red Hightower (2005) *''

'' - Jake (2005) *''Beyond the Quest'' - Apparition (2007) *''

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'' - Eddie (2007) *'' Maneater'' - Stanley Hipp (2009) *''Walking on Turtle Island'' - Catches the Bear (2009) *''

Awful Nice ''Awful Nice'' is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Todd Sklar and written by Sklar and Alex Rennie. The film stars Rennie, James Pumphrey, Christopher Meloni, Brett Gelman, Keeley Hazell and Josh Fadem. The film was released on March 7, 2 ...

'' - Jonas (2013) *''

Winter in the Blood ''Winter in the Blood'' is the debut novel of James Welch. It was published by Harper and Row's Native American Publishing Program in 1974. Set on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in north-central Montana during the late 1960s, ''Winter in ...

'' - Yellow Calf (2013) *''

'' - Chief Big Bear (2013) *''Wind Walkers'' - Native Elder (2015) *''

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'' - Screaming Eagle (2015) *''Valley of the Gods'' - Tall Bitter Water (2017) *''Journey to Royal (and the 4th Emergency Rescue Squadron)'' - Himself (2017)

Television

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'' - episode - The Mystery of the Blues - Grey Cloud (1993) *''

'' - 15 episodes - Auggie (1993-1994) *'' The Last Frontier''- episode - The One with the Friends' Theme - Alaskan (1996) *''

Nash Bridges ''Nash Bridges'' is an American police procedural television series created by Carlton Cuse. The show stars Don Johnson and Cheech Marin as two Inspectors with the San Francisco Police Department's Special Investigations Unit (SIU). The seri ...

'' - Ol'Larry/1 episode (1997) *'' Stolen Women: Captured Heartss'' - Chief Luta/TV movie (1997) *''

Baywatch ''Baywatch'' is an American action drama television series about lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, and Hawaii, starring David Hasselhoff. It was created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Gregory J. Bonann, ...

'' - Eyes That See At Night/1 episode (1997) *''

Purgatory Purgatory (, borrowed into English via Anglo-Norman and Old French) is, according to the belief of some Christian denominations (mostly Catholic), an intermediate state after physical death for expiatory purification. The process of purgatory ...

'' - Ancient Gate Keeper/TV movie (1999) *''

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'' () is a British comedy-drama television programme about seven British construction workers who leave the United Kingdom to search for employment overseas. In the first series, the men live and work on a building site in ...

'' - Medecine Man/3 episodes (2002) *'' Skinwalkers'' - Wilson Sam/TV movie (2002) *''

Miracles A miracle is an event that is inexplicable by natural or scientific lawsOne dictionary define"Miracle"as: "A surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divin ...

'' - Most Respected Elder/1 episode (2003) *''DreamKeeper'' - Old Medecine Man/TV movie (2003) *''

The Fallen Ones ''The Fallen Ones'' is a Sci Fi Channel original movie from 2005. Plot Five thousand years ago, in Sumer, the fallen angels had intercourse with human females and their offspring were a race of giants called Nephilim, destroyed by the great flo ...

'' - Joseph/TV movie (2005) *''

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'' - Dakota/1 episode (2005) *'' Saving Grace'' - Mudwa/1 episode (2007) *''

American Horror Story ''American Horror Story'' is an American anthology horror television series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk for the cable network FX. The first installment in the '' American Story'' media franchise, each season is conceived as a ...

'' - Tribal Elder/1 episode (2011) *'' Eagleheart'' - Saginaw/1 episode (2012) *''

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'' - White Feather/1 episode (2013) *''

'' - Native American Man - episode "

" (2013) *'' Shameless'' - Great Grandfather/1 episode (2014) *''

'' - Chief Blue Sky/1 episode (2014) *''

The League ''The League'' is an American sitcom that aired on FX and later FXX from October 29, 2009, to December 9, 2015, for a total of seven seasons. The series, set in Chicago, Illinois, is a semi-improvised comedy show about a fantasy football league ...

'' - Sam/1 episode (2014) *''

Workaholics ''Workaholics'' is an American sitcom created and predominantly written by Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, and Kyle Newacheck, all of whom star in the series. ''Workaholics'' originally ran on Comedy Central from April 6, 2011, to Marc ...

'' - American Indian Man/1 episode (2015) *''

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'' - Shaman/1 episode (2015) *''

Baskets A basket is a container that is traditionally constructed from stiff fibers and can be made from a range of materials, including wood splints, runners, and cane. While most baskets are made from plant materials, other materials such as horsehai ...

'' - Old Man/1 episode (2016) *''

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'' - Marjorie's Grandpa/1 episode (2016)

References

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