photography by: Marilyn Angel WynnAs part of my business of Indian Country travel and photography, I'm always in search of historic and contemporary films for entertainment that are primarily based on tribal cultures. Most of the stories are drama based but you will find some genuine Indian humor scattered throughout a couple of scripts. Here's a list I made up of 16 movies (Hollywood-style) that, to various extents, present Native Americans where the script content is realistic and somewhat accurate. They range from feature films where the narrative genre involves reservation life today, historic periods, specific events and includes documentary films. These are movies that I've personally watched and feel that they all, on the most part, provide a respectful image of Native Americans and other Indigenous cultures around the world. This list is in no special order. Many of these films are available at BlockBusters.com where you can view detailed information on each film, such as actors, directors, etc. Sometimes an included plot summary is provided. Suggestions to include other films are welcome.
MOVIES:
Whale Rider- Rabbit Proof Fence
- A Man Called Horse
- Last Of The Mohicans
- The Last Of His Tribe: Ishi
- Skins
- Dreamkeeper
- Wardance
- Thief of Time
- Water
- Little Big Man
- Dances With Wolves
- Edge Of America
- Smoke Signals
- End Of The Spear
- Pow Wow Highway
Whale Rider was a co-production between New Zealand and Germany. It was shot on location in Whangara, the setting of the novel. It was one of my favourite one.
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