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Dec 01, 1890 Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States Died on 20 Mar 1932 (aged 41)
Canadian journalist, writer and actor
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- Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance (December 1, 1890 – March 20, 1932), born Sylvester Clark Long, was an American journalist, writer and actor from Winston-Salem, North Carolina who, for a time, became internationally prominent as a spokesman for Indian causes.
- He published an autobiography, purportedly based on his experience as the son of a Blackfoot chief.
- He was the first presumed Native American admitted to the Explorers Club in New York City.
- Sylvester's father Joe believed that his father was white and his mother Eastern Cherokee.
- His mother Sallie Carson was Croatan (also known as Lumbee) and European.
- After his claim as Oklahoma Cherokee or Blackfoot was found to be false, he was dropped by these same social circles to which he had gained entry.
