What's your favorite Movie that includes American Indians?

[K. Henderson]

I mean besides Dances withe Wolves. I like Little Big Man. And I like The Outlaw Josey Wales. I'm trying to expand my dvd collection and would like to hear from you.

[Ginny Morgan]

Hi Kay, I like one called Thunderheart with Val Kilmer and Graham Greene. Also Windtalkers with Adam Beach. Those are 20th century...There is one called Windwalker that was done entirely in the Cheyanne language with subtitles that is really incredible and is set pre white man.

[K. Henderson]

Thanks Ginny. I don't think I've seen Windtalkers but I like Adam Beach. And Graham Green is a favorite (But I remember him best in the Red Green comedy series)

[Rob Cook]

For pure entertainment sake...not that it's historically correct~ "The Last Of The Mohicans" with Daniel Day Lewis is a great film.

Another fiction movie but with the best authentic look of 19thc. Northwest Native Americans,
I loved the Johnny Depp western~ "DEAD MAN".

[Sam Ferguson aka Jack Swilling]

The first western I remember showing Native American culture is "A Man Called Horse"

[K. Henderson]

Oh, yeah. Richard Harris. I'd forgotten that one. But I do remember the Sun Dance ritual! How could I forget? Yuk! Thanks

[Ginny Morgan]

Oh, I love Graham Greene in Red Green..LOL In fact, I love him in anything. Adam Beach is just terrific. He did a few T.V. movies with Wes Studi based on Hillermans books..Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee.

Another contemporary movie is Smoke Signals with Adam Beach...here is a summary..very good movie by the way:
Set in Arizona, Smoke Signals is the story of two Indian boys on a journey. Victor (Adam Beach) is the stoic, handsome son of an alcoholic father who has abandoned his family. Thomas (Evan Adams) is a gregarious, goofy young man who lost both his parents in a fire at a very young age. Through storytelling, Thomas makes every effort to connect with the people around him; Victor, in contrast, uses his quiet countenance to gain strength and confidence. When Victor's estranged father dies, the two men embark on an adventure to Phoenix to collect the ashes. Along the way, Smoke Signals illustrates the ties that bind these two very different young men and embraces the lessons they learn from one another.
Probably more info than you wanted..

[K. Henderson]

I've seen smoke signals. It reminds me of a lot of my friends. And I always wondered if the actors actually talk with that 'Rez' acccent or not.

[Ginny Morgan]

Yeah, I kind of doubt it..LOL...There was another one along the same lines...can't remember the title...something like Pow wow highway....

[Steve McCarty]

I saw "A Man Called Horse" five or six times when it came out...that was 1962. I just watched it again and sad to say it is very dated, but is still worth watching. The Sun Dance scene is still good and I think it's pretty authentic. That hurt. Sitting Bull never did undergo the ritual, of course he did gouge 40 chunks of skin out of his arms before the Battle of The Little Big Horn. I'll bet that hurt too.

Just read that Iron Eyes Cody was not an Indian. He was born in Brooklin or some such. He was, however; given an honorary membership to some tribes. Indian or no, he played a great Indian.

[K. Henderson]

I have that on VHS. I must get it on dvd. Thanks.

[Cattle Baron]

Welcome to the Group. Two that I would add is Geronimo An American Legend (1993) and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (the book by Dee Brown is great reading as well).
Cattle Baron

[K. Henderson]

Geronimo is on my list. I've read mixed reviews about Wounded Knee so I was undecided.