Iron Eyes Cody
In 1996, a news writer from the New Orleans Times Picayune went to Louisiana and found out he was really an Italian American.  He talked to Cody's half sister, May Abshire.  Abshire showed the papers showing Cody had been baptized, which is a Christian blessing ceremony.  He printed the story, but not everyone believed it.  Cody said he was Native American all his life.