Background
Robert is an adopted son of Hollywood actor Iron Eyes Cody. Robert Tree Cody is the adopted son of the actor Iron Eyes Cody and Cody"s wife Bertha Parker, an Assistant in Archaeology at Southwest Museum of the American Indian.
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Robert Tree Cody
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He graduated from John Marshall High School in 1969.
Career
Iron Eyes Cody remained married until Bertha"s death in 1978. The brothers are of Dakota and Maricopa heritage. In the Maricopa language, his traditional name is Oou Kas Mah Quet, meaning "Thunder Bear".
Formerly of Big Bear, California, he now resides in Winslow, Arizona.
His nickname, "Tree", comes from his height: he is six feet nine and a half inches tall. In 2009, Robert was interviewed about his father in the Canadian documentary Reel Injun.
Robert is one of the most notable performers of the Native American flute. He has released many albums with Canyon Records and has toured throughout the Americas, Europe, and East Asia.
He performed the traditional carved wooden flute on several tracks of The Rippingtons" 1999 album Topaz.
Robert Cody was featured playing his flute in the tenth episode of the Public Broadcasting Service series Reading Rainbow, entitled "The Gift of the Sacred Dog" (based on the book by Paul Goble). lieutenant was shot at Montana"s Crow Agency reservation on June 17, 1983.
Membership
Robert is an enrolled member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
