{{Short description|Native American actor and activist}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Dallas Goldtooth | image = File:Dallas Goldtooth at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (cropped).jpg | alt = | caption = Goldtooth at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival for the premiere of ''Rez Ball'' | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|05|03}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = comedian, writer, environmental activist, Dakota language–instructor | years_active = | known_for = ''Reservation Dogs'' | notable_works = }}

'''Dallas Goldtooth''' (Mdewakanton Dakota/Diné, born May 3, 1983<ref name="dam">{{cite web |title=Indigenous Visualities |url=https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/speaking-light-access-guide-indigenous-visualities |publisher=Denver Art Museum |access-date=May 2, 2023}}</ref>) is a Native American (Sioux) environmental activist and performing artist. He is a co-founding member of the 1491s, a Native American sketch comedy group and a member of the cast of the television series ''Reservation Dogs''. He is a Dakota language-instructor, writer, artist, and actor.

== Personal life == [[File:Dallas Goldtooth, StopETP Dallas 02.png|thumb|right|200px|Goldtooth (right) at the StopETP Day of Action in Dallas in 2017]] Dallas Goldtooth was born on May 3, 1983.<ref name=dam/> He is Dakota, Dine, Hochunk and German. He is an enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community and a descendant of the Navajo people.<ref name=dam/> His father is Tom B.K. Goldtooth (Diné).<ref name=ucla/> 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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Murg |first=Wilhelm |title=On the Cutting Edge of Native Comedy With the 1491s |url=https://ictnews.org/archive/on-the-cutting-edge-of-native-comedy-with-the-1491s |work=Indian Country Today |date=September 2, 2012 |access-date=June 15, 2024}}</ref>

== 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.<ref name=ucla>{{cite web |title=Dallas Goldtooth |url=https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/person/dallas-goldtooth/ |website=Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA |access-date=May 1, 2023 |date=July 5, 2018}}</ref>

== 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!,''<ref name="RezDogsNYP">{{cite news|last=Starr|first=Michael |title=Oklahoma teens California dreaming in 'Reservation Dogs'|url=https://nypost.com/2021/08/03/taika-waititis-reservation-dogs-a-slice-of-life-comedy/|date=August 3, 2021|access-date=August 13, 2021|work=New York Post}}</ref><ref name="LAT">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-sej-dallas-goldtooth-activist-comedian-20160902-snap-story.html |title=An environmental activist who uses comedy to help stop oil pipelines |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 13, 2016 |access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dallas Goldtooth|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/dallas-goldtooth|website=The Guardian|access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref><ref name="HaileyUncles">{{cite web|title=Hailey's On It! - Splatter of the Band - Exclusive Clip|url=https://disneytvanimation.com/post/719600008035549184/in-the-series-first-musical-episode-hailey-must|website=Disney Television Animation News|date=June 8, 2023|access-date=June 10, 2023|quote=Hailey's Uncles are voiced by Dallas Goldtooth, Amir Talai, John Eric Bentley, and Ken Tatafu.}}</ref> and ''Fallout''.

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 2012 || ''Inventing the Indian'' || Co-host || Documentary |- | 2019 || ''Drunk History'' || John Trudell || Episode: "National Parks" |- | 2021–2023 || ''Reservation Dogs'' || William "Spirit" Knifeman || Recurring character; also writer |- | rowspan="2"|2022 || ''Rutherford Falls'' || Nelson || 6 episodes |- | ''Ghosts'' || Bob || Episode: "The Tree" |- | 2023–2024 || ''Hailey's On It!'' || Chuck Banks, Additional Voices (voice) || 4 episodes |- | rowspan="5"|2024 || ''Echo'' || Shikoba / Emcee || Episode: "Lowak" |- | ''Spirit Rangers'' || Toofus (voice) || Episode: "Summer's in Charge/Barracuda Brouhaha" |- | ''Fallout'' || Charles Whiteknife || 4 episodes |- | ''Rez Ball'' || Henry Tso || |- | ''Seeds'' || Wiz || |- | rowspan="2" | 2025 || ''Dexter: Resurrection'' || Dr. Abrams || Episode: "A Beating Heart..." |- | ''The Last Frontier'' || Hutch || |}

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name}} * [http://www.1491s.com/ 1491s]

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