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Wesley "Wes" Studi (born December 17, 1947) is an award-winning full-blood Native American actor and film producer from the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma near Tahlequah, and who has won critical acclaim for his portrayal of Native Americans in film. He has appeared in Academy Award-winning films, such as ''Dances with Wolves'' (1990), ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (1992), and the Academy Award-nominated films ''Geronimo: An American Legend'' (1993) and ''The New World'' (2005). He is also known for portraying Sagat in ''Street Fighter'' (1994) and appeared in the NBC series ''Kings'' and in ''Avatar'' (2009). ==Early life and education== Studi was born Wesley Studi in Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, a rural area in Tahlequah named after his mother's family.〔 He is the son of Maggie Studie, a housekeeper, and Andy Studie, a ranch hand.〔()〕 Until he attended grade school, he spoke only Cherokee at home.〔 He attended Chilocco Indian Agricultural School for high school and graduated in 1964; his vocational major was in dry cleaning.〔http://media.nara.gov/nrf/chilocco/the_chilocco_annual_1964.pdf〕 In 1967, he was drafted into the Army and served 18 months in Vietnam. After his discharge, Studi became politically active and participated in the Wounded Knee Incident at Pine Ridge Reservation in 1973.〔 He taught Cherokee language and syllabary and helped found a Cherokee-language newspaper. He went into ranching. After his marriage ended in divorce, Studi left ranching and started to study acting - a friend had recommended it as a place to meet women.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wes Studi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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