The woman in the 2nd video clip is also a friend of mine - Kateri Walker. She's a member of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe, in Michigan and an actress/activest.

I am heart broken!

I only heard about this from a small post on FB and since it didn't make it into the mainstream news, I thought I should tell people here. We need to spread the word.

Charlie actually used to tease me about borrowing a joke I made. Don't know if he ever did.......... I would have been beyond flattered.

We have lost quite a few great Native American actors, lately. Going back to Floyd Red Crow Westerman, a few years back, through to August Schellenberg and Russell Means, this year.

One of Charlie's last major projects was Goin Native: Indian Comedy Slam. Him with half a dozen other great NDN comics. The whole thing is on Hulu.