Bound And Gagged In Hollywood

Download or read book Hollywood's Indian written by Peter C. Rollins and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2011-01-23 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.