Iron Eyes Cody was actually of Italian descent rather than American Indian. The son of immigrants from Italy, his real name was Espera or "Oscar" DeCorti. Several sources including his own family said that at a very early age he began telling people he was a Native American and immersed himself in that culture. He identified strongly with Native Americans, married a Native American woman and adopted two Native American children. Cody lived virtually all his life under the guise of being one. He


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