{"id":16160,"date":"2017-04-06T22:06:20","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T22:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/?p=16160"},"modified":"2023-09-12T22:12:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T22:12:02","slug":"saginaw-grant-playing-an-indian-on-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/2017\/04\/06\/saginaw-grant-playing-an-indian-on-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Saginaw Grant: Playing an Indian on TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BY ALYSA LANDRY<\/strong><br \/>\nSPECIAL TO THE TIMES<\/p>\n<p><strong>FARMINGTON<\/strong> \u2014 Want to be the next big Native actor?<\/p>\n<p>Never give up.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s according to Saginaw Grant \u2013 the Sac and Fox actor \u2013 famous for his roles in films like \u201cThe Lone Ranger\u201d and \u201cThe Ridiculous 6.\u201d Grant stopped in Farmington on March 23 to greet fans, pose for photographs, and offer advice to aspiring actors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this is your dream, stick with it,\u201d he said during an interview at Southwest Jewelry, inside Animas Mall. \u201cDon\u2019t allow anyone to tell you not to. Do it anyway, regardless of how silly it looks or if people put you down. I encourage anyone who wants to act, to get out there and do it. Just hold your head high and go for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grant was born in Pawnee, Oklahoma, in 1936. A traditional Native dancer, he got his start in Hollywood later in life, appearing first on<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16162\" src=\"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot_10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"709\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot_10.png 709w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot_10-387x300.png 387w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot_10-430x334.png 430w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot_10-700x543.png 700w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot_10-150x116.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Actor Saginaw Grant visits Southwest Jewelry in Animas Valley Mall in Farmington on March 23.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16163\" src=\"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot_11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot_11.png 486w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot_11-251x300.png 251w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot_11-430x514.png 430w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot_11-150x179.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><br \/>\nHogan weaver<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Rug weaver Kevin Aspaas works on his rug March 25 in Window Rock.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY ALYSA LANDRY SPECIAL TO THE TIMES FARMINGTON \u2014 Want to be the next big Native actor? 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