I'm interested in doing what non-Indian filmmakers can't do, which is portray contemporary Indians.
After that incident, the Navy recruited archers from Hollywood, where they portrayed Indians in Westerns, to kill nosey guards silently.
She strove to be tribally specific in her work and was revolutionary for portraying Indians in contemporary clothing of the early 20th century.
This is a reversal from typical Indian films, which usually portray Indians as being morally superior to Westerners.
Young Deer's films weren't the only ones treating Indians as sympathetic; several studios, especially Kalem, also portrayed Indians in a unique and favorable light.
Participants may choose to portray mountain men, American Indians, traders, missionaries, or anybody else who might have been in the Rocky Mountains between 1800-1840.
The film portrays the conflicted relationship between Portuguese and Indians in the 18th century.
He saw nothing wrong with portraying Indians as religious figures since over 19 centuries cultures have used images reflecting their own very different cultures and times.
Ortego portrayed cowboys, henchmen and American Indians in a large number of westerns and performed horse riding stunts.
His works portrayed Indians, cattle round-ups, and the sort of frontier scenes that people in eastern cities found fascinating.