mɚɹˈiː, mˈɪʃɪɡən, juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, æz ɐ nˈeɪɾɪv ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɑːdʒˈɪbwi, hiː wʌz fˈoːɹst tə hˈaɪd hɪz nˈeɪɾɪv ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˈænsɛstɹi ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn.
Marie, Michigan, United States, as a Native American Ojibwe, he was forced to hide his Native American ancestry until 1939.