What is Jamake Highwater?
'''Jackie Marks''', '''Jack Marks''', or '''J. Marks''' (February 14, 1931 – June 1, 2001), also called '''Jamake Highwater''', was an American writer, [[journalism|news writer]] and television show host. He was [[white people|white]] but he pretended to be [[Native American]]. For many years, whites and Native Americans thought he was an expert on Native American culture. He wrote books about Native American culture. He helped make television series that were about Native Americans or had Native Americans in them.<ref name=IC>{{cite news|url=https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/fools-gold-the-story-of-jamake-highwater-the-fake-indian-who-wont-die|publisher=Indian Country News|author=Alex Jacobs|date=September 13, 2018|title=Fool's Gold: The Story of Jamake Highwater, the Fake Indian Who Won't Die|accessdate=August 3, 2021}}</ref><ref name=Heavy>{{cite news|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/star-trek/jamake-highwater-voyager-fake-native-american/|publisher=Heavy|accessdate=August 4, 2021|title=The Scammer Who Lied His Way Into a Job on ‘Star Trek’}}</ref><ref name=Fake>{{cite news|date=June 30, 2015|title=Alex Jacobs: Fake Indians damage the real Indian community|accessdate=August 4, 2021|url=https://www.indianz.com/News/2015/06/30/alex-jacobs-fake-indians-damag.asp|publisher=Indianz}}</ref><ref name=Sun>{{cite news|publisher=Baltimore Sun|accessdate=August 6, 2021|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1993-01-27-1993027046-story.html|date=January 27, 1993|author=Tim Giago|title= Phony Indians}}</ref> ==Early life and parents== Marks was born on February 14, 1931. Alexander Hill Marks and Marcia Marks were his parents. Alexander Hill Marks had been born in [[New York City]] and Marcia Marks in Russia. Both had ancestors from Eastern Europe. Alexander Hill Marks was [[Judaism|Jewish]].<ref name=IC /> ==Early career== Marks worked for the San Francisco Contemporary Dancers from 1954 to 1967.<ref name=NYL>{{cite web|publisher=New York Public Library Archives and Manuscripts|url=http://archives.nyp