20 Celebrities That You Never Suspected Were of Native American Descent

16. Benjamin Bratt

While not technically Native American, Benjamin Bratt’s mother was of the indigenous Quechua people in Lima Peru. She moved to the United States when she was 14. Benjamin and his family have always been supporters of Native American causes, including attending the Native American occupation of Alcatraz in 1969, supporting the American Indian College Fund and working on a number of film projects that promoted American Indian history.