Hollywood's Indian: The Portrayal of the Native American in Film
Offering both in-depth analyses of specific films and overviews of the industry's output, Hollywood's Indian provides insightful characterizations of the depiction of the Native Americans in film. This updated edition includes a new chapter on Smoke Signals , the groundbreaking independent film written by Sherman Alexie and directed by Chris Eyre. Taken as a whole the essays explore the many ways in which these portrayals have made an impact on our collective cultural life.
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Offering both in-depth analyses of specific films and overviews of the industry's output, Hollywood's Indian provides insightful characterizations of the depiction of the Native Americans in film. This updated edition includes a new chapter on Smoke Signals, the groundbreaking independent film written by Sherman Alexie and directed by Chris Eyre. Taken as a whole the essays explore the many ways in which these portrayals have made an impact on our collective cultural life. Booknews Scholars associated with the journal point out that Indians in films belong to some very different tribes than any flesh- and-blood Native American, and identify the many discrepancies between historical and cultural reality and portrayals on the screen. They urge Native Americans not to believe the misrepresentation of them, and urge filmmakers to consider the Native American art of storytelling as an approach to the real history of the west. Paper edition (unseen) $24.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. The Study of Hollywood's Indian: Still on a Scholarly Frontier?11Absurd Reality II: Hollywood Goes to the Indians122The White Man's Indian: An Institutional Approach273The Indian of the North: Western Traditions and Finnish Indians394Trapped in the History of Film: The Vanishing American585The Representation of Conquest: John Ford and the Hollywood Indian (1939-1964)736Cultural Confusion: Broken Arrow917The Hollywood Indian versus Native Americans: Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here1078Native Americans in a Revisionist Western: Little Big Man1219Driving the Red Road: Powwow Highway13710"Going Indian": Dances With Wolves15311Deconstructing an American Myth: The Last of the Mohicans17012Playing Indian in the 1990s: Pocahontas and The Indian in the Cupboard18713This Is What It Means to Say Smoke Signals: Native American Cultural Sovereignty206Bibliography. Western Films: The Context for Hollywood's Indian229Contributors234Index239
\ BooknewsScholars associated with the journal point out that Indians in films belong to some very different tribes than any flesh- and-blood Native American, and identify the many discrepancies between historical and cultural reality and portrayals on the screen. They urge Native Americans not to believe the misrepresentation of them, and urge filmmakers to consider the Native American art of storytelling as an approach to the real history of the west. Paper edition (unseen) $24.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \ \ \ \ From the Publisher"The value of this collection resides in the concentrated attention it gives to the portrayal of Native Americans on film." -- Journal of American Ethnic History\ "The essays are solid pieces that place the films in a proper historical and artistic context." -- Journal of American History\ "The essays add to the growing literature on films about American Indians, and individually, they provide interesting insights into the process of movie-making and viewing." -- North Carolina Historical Review\ "A welcome contribution to the lively and timely debate on the representation of ethnic minorities in the media." -- Zeitscrift fur Anglistik und Amerikanistik\ "An excellent set of essays on the subject." -- Choice\ \ \
