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Marlon Brando declines the Academy Award for Best actor. Sacheen LittleFeather, a Native American actress, attended a ceremony in Brando`s place, stating that the actor: very regretfully could not accept the award, as he was protesting Hollywood`s…

Indians in literature-Indians of North America-Public opinion-Racism-Indians in motion pictures

Europeans were fascinated with the Exotic New World. Contacts between Europeans and Native Americans have been mythologized by anthropologists and ethnographers, by tourist and tourist industry, and through art and literature.

Mainstream American society representation of Native Americans from early silent movies to now days Hollywood.

As the saying goes, seeing is believing. If Hollywood has shown us anything lately, it’s that the tides are turning — albeit slowly — in favor of more authentic, diverse stories.

While studios continue to downplay Native American experiences, Ted Geoghegan's gripping new thriller puts their brutal persecution in context.