Native Americans in popular culture media is the Lone Ranger's sidekick, Tonto, most famously portrayed by Native American actor Jay Silverheels. James Fenimore Cooper featured a character called "The Sagamore" in his novel "The Last of the Mohicans". Rick, the protagonist of Simon Spurrier's novel, "The Culled" (2006, book 1 of The Afterblight Chronicles), belongs to the Haudenosaunee people and is guided through crises by the sachem. Another character, named Hiawatha, saves Rick's life and advises him the Tadodaho have said Rick and Hiawatha are aligned. Throughout Sherman Alexie's poem, "How to Write the Great American Indian Novel" he states that all of the Indians
Indian Telly Award for Best Television Personality of the Year hosting popular reality show "Kaun Banega Crorepati". Most of the times, the winner is announced out of nominations but sometimes the award is given without nominations. In 2007, 2009 and 2010, the award was awarded with different titles. Only once, in 2012, the award was given separately to a male and female personality. Indian Telly Award for Best Television Personality of the Year Indian Telly Award for Best Television Personality of the Year is an award given by Indiantelevision.com as part of its annual Indian Telly Awards for TV serials, to recognize a television anchor/host/actor/presenter/professional who overshadowed all his peers