‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Lee Chasing Horse, 46, faces nine new sex charges

Nathan Chasing Horse has been charged in Alberta, Canada, with new sex crimes in the latest criminal case to be brought against the former ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor.

He remains jailed in Las Vegas as he awaits trial in a sweeping sexual abuse case that stunned Indian Country and has helped law enforcement in two countries corroborate long-standing allegations against him.

At a virtual news conference on Wednesday, Sgt. Nancy Farmer of the Tsuut´ina Nation Police Service acknowledged that the Alberta case is largely symbolic. 

Chasing Horse – who faces not only decades in a Nevada prison if convicted in the Las Vegas case but criminal prosecution in five jurisdictions – might not ever return to Canada to answer to these charges.

She said: ‘At the end of the day it is important for us to have these warrants in the system so our victims know they´ve been heard. It’s extremely important that we continue to support them that way.’

Chasing Horse has declined multiple media requests to be interviewed at the county jail.

His public defender in Las Vegas, Kristy Holston, said she has no comment on the new charges. 

It is not clear whether Chasing Horse has an attorney in Canada who could comment on his behalf.

Farmer said the 47-year-old faces nine charges in Alberta, including three counts of sexual exploitation and four counts of sexual assault. 

Nathan Lee Chasing Horse, 46, was born on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota

The crimes in their jurisdiction date back to 2005, she said.

Chasing Horse was born on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, home to the Sicangu Sioux, one of the seven tribes of the Lakota nation. 

He is widely known for his portrayal of Smiles a Lot in Kevin Costner´s Oscar-winning film.