Eddie Little Sky

Eddie Little Sky (August 15, 1926 – September 5, 1997), also known as Edward Little, was an American actor. A citizen of the Oglala Lakota tribe Eddie had parts in 36 feature films and over 60 television shows, mainly westerns in the role of a Native American. He was one of the first Native American actors to play Native American roles such as his performance in the 1970 film A Man Called Horse.

Career Little Sky was born as Edsel Wallace Little on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Shannon County, South Dakota to Oglala Lakota parents Wallace Henry Little (1901–1984) and Wileminna Colhoff. He attended the Holy Rosary Indian Mission school as a child. After leaving the United States Navy, where he had served in the Pacific theater during World War II, he began working the rodeo circuit as a bull rider and bareback rider.

Following his work on the 1955 film Chief Crazy Horse, Audie Murphy encouraged Little Sky to become a professional actor; ); the couple had eight children, only three of whom (Tojan Norma Rendon, Prairie Rose Little Sky-White, and John “Chepa” Little Sky) survived both of their parents, i.e. were still alive as of 2025.

Death Eddie Little Sky died on September 5, 1997, aged 71, in Pennington County, South Dakota from lung cancer. He was interred at the Little's Flat Family cemetery in Oglala, South Dakota.

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