Rodney Arnold Grant born March 9 1959 is an American actor Grant a Native American was raised on the Omaha Reservation in Macy Nebraska He is probably most well known for his role as Wind In His Hair in the 1990 film Dances with Wolves He has also appeared in other films such as John Carpenters Ghosts of Mars Wild Wild West Geronimo An American Legend White Wolves III Cry of the White Wolf Wagons East The Substitute War Party and Powwow Highway In television he played the part of Chingachgook in the series Hawkeye that aired in 19941995 He has also had guest roles in a television series such as Due South Two and the Stargate SG1 episode Spirits He also portrayed the famous warrior Crazy Horse in the 1991 television movie Son of the Morning Star Grant is a member of the Omaha tribe of Nebraska He has been very active in youth activities and had served on the Native American Advisory Board for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America He has five grown children three from a previous marriage and two from previous relationships He currently resides in southern California Description above from the Wikipedia article Rodney A Grant licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia