....He is/was also NOT a native American.. if I recall, his heritage was Italian....Mama Mia....!! (also recall that in all of those videos in which he was featured, not one showed any kind of plastic trash...those ads were sponsored by the plastics industry if I recall their history......)
Sopranos episode “Christopher” brings up Cody’s heritage.
Wiki: “born Espera Oscar de Corti, who came to be known as “The Crying Indian” – An Italian-American actor most well known for his appearance in a 1970’s anti-littering commercial. Cody pretended to be from various tribes and denied his Italian heritage for the rest of his life.”