Hollywood's Indian: The Portrayal of the Native American in Film

by Peter C. Rollins (Editor)

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.

Genres: Native American, Film, Nonfiction, School, History, Academic

264 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Michelle Boyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book with several key essays that discuss the role that Native Americans have played in film, to date. Covers the "John Ford Early Western" era, then moves on to discuss the "Revisionist Western" era, and even talks about Smoke Signals and "Contemporary American Indian Film" that is made by, for, and with all Natives. Really great information. This is a book that I've come back to again and again, in whole and in part, for film studies. The essay on "Going Indian" in Dances with Wolves is very informative (and I've assigned it to students a lot to get them thinking about the Revisionist Western era).

[Loren Toddy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good book especially for fans of film and Native America. Some will be surprised by the details and significance of some of the facts in this book. Some won't. For others its a sigh of relief knowing that you weren't the only one to see some of the things discussed in this book. Being validated for your own dislike or skepticism of popular American films such as Last of the Mohicans and Dances with Wolves. Some films discussed in this book may also be new to you. Have fun reading this book.

[Trace Lara Hentz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Captivating - probably not a good choice for review this word: Captive