To: RummyChick
Good! Born in the USA to a father of Italian ancestry and a mother of English ancestry. Her claim was fake and actual American Indian artists were upset that she received that award.
9 posted on
02/09/2025 12:11:23 PM PST by
quilterdebbie
(We will endeavor to persevere!)
To: quilterdebbie
Another "Italian" Indian...
24 posted on
02/09/2025 12:33:53 PM PST by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: quilterdebbie
Born in the USA to a father of Italian ancestry and a mother of English ancestryLooking back at old Hollywood film credits, many Italians played Indians mainly for the stereotypical high bridge nose. Frank de Kova on F Troop, for one
28 posted on
02/09/2025 12:36:59 PM PST by
llevrok
(Keep buggering on!)
To: quilterdebbie
Look at actors like Robert DeNiro and Ray Liotta, politicians like Bill DeBlazio and Pam Bondi, or former Tonight Show host Jay Leno for examples of mixed Italian-Northwest European people. Buffy Sainte Marie looks like none of them. Perhaps just good makeup. She should take a DNA test.
To: quilterdebbie
That background worked for Iron Eyes Cody. Cody was a member of that wild Sicilian tribe.
41 posted on
02/09/2025 12:51:36 PM PST by
Reily
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To: quilterdebbie
Her claim was fake and actual American Indian artists were upset that she received that award.
I don't think most American Indians cared at all... They're more worried about getting mistaken for an H1B..
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