Yancey Red Corn

Voices of Oklahoma

A Norman, Oklahoma resident, Yancey Red Corn plays a former Osage chief in “Killers of the Flower Moon.” He traveled to Cannes Film Festival for the movie’s premiere.
Yancey’s ancestry includes a great-grandfather who was poisoned during the era when the Osage were dying mysteriously.
In this interview, Yancey talks about his experience of acting while Martin Scorsese is behind the camera, what it felt like to see himself on the big screen, and his emotional reaction to seeing the entire film.
Listen for his answer to the question, “What is the film about?”
Here’s Yancey Red Cord on the oral history website and podcast VoicesOfOklahoma.com.