Dallas Goldtooth (Mdewakanton Dakota/Diné, born May 3, 1983) 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.
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Personal life
Dallas Goldtooth was born on May 3, 1983, in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. He is Dakota, Diné, and Hochunk. He is an enrolled citizen of the Lower Sioux Indian Community and a descendant of the Navajo people. His father is Tom B.K. Goldtooth (Diné). 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.
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.
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!, and Fallout.
