Litefoot

Litefoot
Background information
Birth name Gary Paul Davis
Born (1969-03-01) March 1, 1969
Upland, California, U.S.
Origin Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Genres Hip-Hop
Years active 1989-present
Labels Red Vinyl Records
Associated acts Kid Frost, A.L.T., Tony G., Foesum
Website http://www.litefoot.com

Gary Paul Davis (born March 1, 1969), better known by his stage name Litefoot, is a Native American rapper, actor, and the founder of the Red Vinyl record label. He also portrayed Little Bear in the movie The Indian in the Cupboard, and Nightwolf in Mortal Kombat Annihilation.

Biography

Personal life

Litefoot was born in Upland, California, was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and has lived in Seattle, Washington since 1997. He is Cherokee and of Chichimeca (northern Mexican indigenous) descent. He is married to Carmen Davis, who serves as president of the Reach The Rez effort and is of the Makah, Yakama, and Chippewa Cree tribes. They have three sons, Quannah, Sequoyah, and Qwnuseia.[1]

Career

Litefoot is not the first Native American to perform rap music (Melle Mel, who is of Cherokee descent, may be the first). However, he (as is Tomahawk Funk, of DVX and later of Funkdoobiest) is among the first Native Americans who actually is an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe to perform rap music. He has won six Native American Music Awards, his most recent for Artist of The Year.

Litefoot has also appeared in Hollywood films, such as The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997), Kull the Conqueror (1997), and Adaptation (2002), and several independent films, including 29 Palms (2002); Song Of Hiawatha (1997) as the titular role; and The Pearl (2000). He has also appeared on the television programs: CSI: Miami, Family Law, and Any Day Now.

Since 2005, he has hosted and produced his own nationally-distributed hip hop and R&B radio show called Reach The Rez Radio, which broadcasts weekly through Native Voice One Satellite Network. Litefoot produces several clothing lines the best known being the "Native Style" brand. He annually spends months of his time working on various reservations across the United States and Canada. His most recent music and speaking tour was the "Reach The Rez Tour." This annual project lasted one year, 54,000 miles and 211 events across the United States.

Discography

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ The Seattle Times: Arts & Entertainment: Rapper Litefoot blazes a cross-country trail with his Reach the Rez tour

External links

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