NEW YORK (AP) — Graham Greene, a trailblazing Indigenous actor whose long and successful career on the big and small screen included an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Kicking Bird in “Dances with Wolves,” has died. He was 73.

Greene died Monday in Stratford, Ontario, after a long battle with “a lengthy illness,” Greene's agent Michael Greene wrote in a statement provided to The Associated Press.

“He was a great man of morals ethics, character and will be eternally missed,” he wrote. “God bless you. You are finally free."

Born in June 1952 in Ohsweken, Ontario, on Canada’s Six Nations Reserve, Greene worked as a draftsman, high steelworker, welder and carpenter before becoming an actor in the 1970s, beginning with the 1979 Canadian drama series “The Great Detective” and 1983 fil

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