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Native Americans. The evolution of film images. The first movies. Stereotypes Pride, independent, honorable Savages, beasts killing white men. The Last of The Mohicans. 1920 Portrayal as savages . The shift. 1960s - decline of Western films
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Native Americans The evolution of film images
The first movies • Stereotypes • Pride, independent, honorable • Savages, beasts killing white men
The Last of The Mohicans • 1920 • Portrayal as savages
The shift • 1960s - decline of Western films reduced the depiction of stereotypical Indian • Reasons?
1970s • Period ofthe more accurate portrayal • Little Big Man – breakthrough
Dances with Wolves • 1990 • Sensitive and developed cultural representation BUT • Suggest that white domination is inevitable
Smoke Signals - 1998 • New perspective on Native culture • Smoke Signals achieved these • Written and directed by and starredonly Natives
The other side • Pocahontas by Disney - 1995 • Purpose of documenting the savagery of English • Pocahontas voiced by a Native
Spirit - 2008 • Indians as goodpeople - Whites as the enemy • White opposition towards the Natives
The portrayal of the Indians changed a lot over the years. Natives became respected and no longer considered to be savagesbut there are still aspects to improve.
Do you think that the Natives are portrayed in the right way now?