Jay Silverheels, a Mohawk-Seneca actor, played Tonto in The Lone Ranger, becoming one of the most prolific faces in the Western genre. Silverheels, previously a lacrosse player, took on the role of ...

There are moments, kemosabe, when Johnny Depp wonders how he ended up in this particular position in the universe. Not in the metaphorical sense of being one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars. But ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — As Banditland prepares for Saturday's home opener, we are celebrating a connection between Buffalo lacrosse history and an old west classic. You may remember him as "Tonto", the Lone ...

Jay Silverheels was born on a reservation in Canada to a Mohawk chief. He was a star lacrosse player and a boxer before he entered films as a stuntman in 1938. He worked in a number of films though ...

A Native American powwow will be held today and Sunday in Pacolet. Roy Glass, organizer, said the fundraiser with ceremonial dances will honor Chief Silverheels, a minister and son of Jay Silverheels ...

Photo of Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels as Tonto in the popular series. Moore is riding Silver, while Silverheels is riding Scout. Via Wikipedia ...

For starters, Clayton Moore was neither Clayton Moore nor the Lone Ranger. He was Jack Carlton Moore, a trapeze artist turned male model, turned actor, turned legend. Nor was Jay Silverheels, Jay ...