The Battle of Elderbush Gulch (Short 1913)
Clip shownThe Plainsman (1936)
Clip shown. Interviewee tells the story of horses falling over a trip wire sending native American extras into the water to be trampled on.Across the Wide Missouri (1951)
Poster for the film hangs in the dentist's office- Poster for the film hangs in the doctor's office.
Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
Poster for the film hangs in the dentist's office
The Last Hunt (1956)
Clip shown. Interviewee recounts the killing of buffalos for the purpose of making the film.- The poster is shown and an interviewee tells the story of how the production wanted to portray sacred ceremonies, but kept it respectful.
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Subject says "I was on that movie set 'Dances with Wolves' as an extra. I had quite an experience on that one. I was riding bareback all day with just a G-string on. Tell ya, I earned my $45 on that set. I really really worked off every bit of that $45. Still sore from it as a matter of fact." He goes on to recount the ways in which the Native American extras were mistreated. His interview is intercut with newspaper articles that refute his account.The Dark Wind (1991)
Interviewee says of this production "They've taken our land. They confine us to reservations. Now, they encroach into our very lives and they want to make money out of it, and this is something that's unforgivable"Thunderheart (1992)
The poster is shown and an interviewee questions why the spriritual ceremonies had to be exploited in this film. Another interviewee who was a carpenter on the film discusses the inaccurate portrayal of the Ghost Dance.
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