Dallas Goldtooth

Dallas Goldtooth
Goldtooth at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival for the premiere of Rez Ball
Born (1983-05-03) May 3, 1983
Redwood Falls, Minnesota
CitizenshipShakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota and American
Occupationscomedian, writer, environmental activist, Dakota language–instructor
Known forReservation Dogs

Dallas Goldtooth (Mdewakanton Dakota/Diné, born May 3, 1983[1]) is a Native American environmental activist and performing artist. He is a cofounder of the 1491s, a Native American sketch comedy group, and a cast member of the television series Reservation Dogs. He is a Dakota language-instructor, writer, artist, and actor.

Personal life

Goldtooth (right) at the StopETP Day of Action in Dallas in 2017

Dallas Goldtooth was born on May 3, 1983,[1] in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. He is Dakota, Diné, Hochunk and German. He is an enrolled citizen of the Lower Sioux Indian Community and a descendant of the Navajo people.[1] His father is Tom B.K. Goldtooth (Diné).[2] His mother is Hope Ann Two Hearts, née Neis. His stepfather was Galen Drapeau Sr., Ihanktonwan Dakota, a medicine man and Vietnam veteran.

Dallas grew up on the Yankton Sioux and Lower Sioux Indian Reservations, and spent summers in the Phillips neighborhood of South Minneapolis.

His older step-brother is Migizi Pensoneau.[3]

Activism and organizing

Goldtooth was the Keep It In the Ground campaign organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network, an environmental justice organization led by his father. With IEN, Goldtooth led campaigns against the Keystone XL pipeline and the Dakota Access Pipeline. He was a water protector during the Dakota Access Pipeline protests at Standing Rock Indian Reservation.[2]

Writing and acting

Goldtooth was a writer for seasons 2 and 3 of Reservation Dogs.

Goldtooth's acting credits include Reservation Dogs, Rutherford Falls, Ghosts, Hailey's On It!,[4][5][6][7] and Fallout.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Inventing the IndianCo-hostDocumentary
2019Drunk HistoryJohn TrudellEpisode: "National Parks"
2021–2023Reservation DogsWilliam "Spirit" KnifemanRecurring character; also writer
2022Rutherford FallsNelson6 episodes
GhostsBobEpisode: "The Tree"
2023–2024Hailey's On It!Chuck Banks, Additional Voices (voice)4 episodes
2024EchoShikoba / EmceeEpisode: "Lowak"
Spirit RangersToofus (voice)Episode: "Summer's in Charge/Barracuda Brouhaha"
FalloutCharles Whiteknife4 episodes
Rez BallHenry Tso
SeedsWiz
2025Dexter: ResurrectionDr. AbramsEpisode: "A Beating Heart..."
The Last FrontierHutchMain role

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Indigenous Visualities". Denver Art Museum. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Dallas Goldtooth". Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA. July 5, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ Murg, Wilhelm (September 2, 2012). "On the Cutting Edge of Native Comedy With the 1491s". Indian Country Today. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ Starr, Michael (August 3, 2021). "Oklahoma teens California dreaming in 'Reservation Dogs'". New York Post. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  5. ↑ "An environmental activist who uses comedy to help stop oil pipelines". Los Angeles Times. September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dallas Goldtooth". The Guardian. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Hailey's On It! - Splatter of the Band - Exclusive Clip". Disney Television Animation News. June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023. Hailey's Uncles are voiced by Dallas Goldtooth, Amir Talai, John Eric Bentley, and Ken Tatafu.
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