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The portrayal of Native Americans in television and films concerns indigenous roles in cinema, particularly their depiction in Hollywood productions. Especially in the Western genre, Native American stock characters can reflect contemporary and historical perceptions of Native Americans and the Wild West. [citation needed]
American Indian Wars films (2 C, 28 P) Pages in category "Films about Native Americans" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 254 total.
Iron Eyes Cody (born Espera Oscar de Corti, April 3, 1904 – January 4, 1999) was an American actor of Italian descent who portrayed Native Americans in Hollywood films, [2] including the role of Chief Iron Eyes in Bob Hope's The Paleface (1948).
A writer researching his great-great-uncles, all three born on a Chickasaw reservation, discovers they were major moviemakers in the early days of Hollywood.
A Man Called Horse is a 1970 Western film directed by Elliot Silverstein, produced by Sandy Howard, and written by Jack DeWitt.It is based on a short story of the same name by the Western writer Dorothy M. Johnson, first published in 1950 in Collier's magazine and again in 1968 in Johnson's book Indian Country.
In flashbacks, the Native kids are seen being forced into the school, while not understanding what their captors are saying in English. Harjo says he was inspired by 1970s horror film motifs to ...
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) – revisionist Western film examining the contradictions of Buffalo Bill Cody's life and his work with Native Americans [259] Caddie (1976) – Australian romantic drama film based on Caddie, the Story of a Barmaid , a partly fictitious autobiography of Catherine Beatrice ...
Backstage, she was reportedly mocked with faux Native American chants and “tomahawk chop” gestures, and even threatened with arrest. In 1990, Littlefeather spoke to PEOPLE about the fallout ...