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Nakotah LaRance
Nakotah Lomasohu Raymond LaRance | |
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| Born | (1989-08-23)August 23, 1989 Utqiagvik, Alaska, U.S. |
| Died | July 12, 2020(2020-07-12) (aged 30) Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Nationality | Hopi Tribe of Arizona |
| Occupation | Dancer |
Nakotah Lomasohu Raymond LaRance (August 23, 1989 - July 12, 2020) was a Native Americanhoop dancer and actor.[1][2][3] He was a citizen of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.[4]
Early life
LaRance was born on August 23, 1989, in Barrow, Alaska (now Utqiagvik).[1] His parents were Marian Denipah, of Navajo and Tewa ancestry, and Steve LaRance, of Hopi and Assiniboine ancestry.
He received the name “Lomasohu” by his paternal grandmother, which means "handsome star" in the Hopi language.
His parents were both jewelers and artists. He grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona,[1] and spent summers in Moencopi, Arizona, before moving to New Mexico.
Dancing career
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