As homage to the people who lived in North America prior to Mr. Columbus, I present California Mission Indian, Tonantzin Carmelo. Tonantzin is best known as the American-Indian Girl in Into the West. She was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for her role in the television miniseries. I could not find her birth date, but I think that she’s approximately 28 years old. She began earning money as an actress in a traveling anti-smoking play. Since then, she’s landed major roles in the films 187 Shadow Lane, Unearthed, Imprint, and Shadowheart. She also appeared on CSI: Miami. In addition to acting, Tonantizin released 3 pre-columbian music cds and is a traditional Aztec dancer. She recently finished filming Periphery. Oh, and for those of you who are wondering, you pronounce her first name as tow nawn tseen.