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Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance (born Sylvester Clark Long; December 1, 1890 – March 20, 1932) was an African-American journalist, writer and film actor who, for a time, became internationally prominent as a spokesman for Native American causes.
7 de feb. de 2006 · Adopted by the Kainai (Blood) as Buffalo Child in 1922, he began a freelance writing career as Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance. In 1928 he published his fictitious "auto-biography," Long Lance , which won acclaim as a Blackfoot reminiscence of growing up in the last days of freedom on the plains.
1986 55 min. Was he a black man, a white man, or an Indigenous leader? This documentary looks at legendary and fascinating impostor Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance. In the early 1900s, he garnered international acclaim as a soldier, journalist, writer, photographer, bon vivant and movie star.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance (born Sylvester Clark Long; December 1, 1890 – March 20, 1932) was an African-American journalist, writer and film actor who, for a time, became internationally prominent as a spokesman for Native American causes.
Writer: Long Lance. Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance was born Sylvester Clark Long in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was the son of Joseph S. Long. Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance's career started when he was employed by a wild west show, whose owner mistook him for native American.
In the early and mid 1920s, now calling himself Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance, the talented writer penned articles, based on personal investigations, about aboriginal people in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
Description area. Dates of existence. History. Long Lance, 1890-1932, was born Sylvester Clark Long in North Carolina, USA. His parents were of mixed white, native and black ancestry. He attended Carlisle Indian Residential School, 1909-1912, claiming to be half Cherokee, and graduated with honours.
