Ben Harper
There are some more contemporary figures that have Native American heritage. Among these contemporary figures is Ben Harper, a very popular solo-act in the
music world. Ben Harper has Cherokee ancestry on his father's side. Harper is known as one of the most critically successful "independent" acts of his generation, and has contributed large sums of money to various campaigns to raise social awareness on racial issues. His heritage is actually very mixed, with Jewish and African-American descent in his background as well.