1. Myron Charles Dewey was a filmmaker and journalist from the Walker River Paiute Tribe.
10 Facts About Myron Dewey
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Myron Dewey was born on 16 July 1972, to parents Herbert Dini Jr.
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Myron Dewey attended Gabbs K-12 School and studied computer systems and business information at Haskell Indian Nations University, graduating with a degrees in each in 2002 and 2003.
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Myron Dewey later attended the University of Kansas and graduated with a master's degree in Indigenous nation studies in 2007.
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Myron Dewey was employed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs' as a firefighter working for their Western Nevada One team in Carson City before joining their Black Mountain Hotshot Crew working in the Western United States.
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In 2016, Myron Dewey filmed the protests at the Dakota Access Pipeline and was a co-director of the documentary Awake: A Dream From Standing Rock working with Josh Fox and James Spione.
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Myron Dewey lived in Schurz, Nevada, in the Walker River Paiute Reservation.
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Myron Dewey lived with his wife Deborah Parker, their five children, and his one nephew.
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Myron Dewey died near Yomba, Nye County two to three hours after a car crash on 26 September 2021, aged 49.
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Myron Dewey had been returning from broadcasting at the Fallon bombing range in Nevada when he died.