by mike | Oct 3, 2022 | Movies, Native American Films, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
To be accurate, Spirit Rider (1993) could also fall under the heading of “First Nations Film Gems.” The territory of the Ojibwa people—also known as the Chippewa—spans portions of Southern Canada and the Northern Plains states. But we’re just quibbling here. It has...
by mike | Oct 7, 2021 | Movies, Myths & Legends, Native American Films, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
Native American myths and legends abound in this fine mini-series. I first presented this post in 2018. The excellent, Emmy Award-winning 2003 film, Dreamkeeper, began life as a two-part Hallmark mini-series, which accounts for its three-hour length. But the time...
by mike | Feb 18, 2021 | Movies, Native American Films, Native Americans, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
Native American reservations sit along the edge of America, a part of this country…but then again, not really. (This post first ran in 2017.) Outstanding director Chris Eyre (Smoke Signals, Skins) took a true story and turned it into Edge of America, a 2003...
by mike | Sep 17, 2020 | Humor, Movies, Native American Films, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
This underrated film is an absolute delight. I first wrote about it in 2016. If this 1989 comedy-drama had nothing else going for it (it had plenty, I kid you not), the presence of co-star Gary Farmer would have been enough. Powwow Highway, produced by—among...
by mike | Mar 16, 2020 | Movies, Mystery Films, Native American Films, Native Americans, Uncategorized, Western Movies |
The 1992 film, Thunderheart, has been described as a “contemporary western mystery,” but it is so much more than that. It is “loosely based” on what is known as the Wounded Knee incident, which occurred in 1973, and other instances of Native American resistance, such...
by mike | Feb 20, 2020 | Movies, Native American Films, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
This film remains timeless, as well as heartbreaking. I first ran the post in 2016. Chris Eyre, director of the wonderful Smoke Signals, came up with another winner in his 2002 film, Skins, based on a novel by Adrian C. Louis. While this story contains its share of...
