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
Jay Ryan (actor) Jay Ryan (actor) Jay Ryan (born August 29, 1981) is a New Zealand actor. He is best known for his roles as Jack Scully in the Australian soap opera "Neighbours", Kevin in the New Zealand comedy-drama programme "Go Girls", Mark Mitcham in the internationally produced New Zealand television programme "Top of the Lake", Vincent Keller in the American television series "Beauty & the Beast" and Detective Ben Wesley in the Canadian television series "Mary Kills People". Under the name Jay Bunyan, he appeared as "Glen" in the "Scallywag Pirates" (2000) and had a minor role in "". He is known