Native American Movies

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Dances With Wolves - 1990
It's easy to throw stones at this Kevin Costner western as "not perfect" - but to be honest, he did really try his very best to get it right. Set in South Dakota, this was filmed on Lakota native soil and had the help of a nearby reservation with tens of thousands of Lakotas. Much of the film is spoken in native Lakota. The buffalo herd they used is the largest in the world. With all of the help and influence by the Lakotas, they at least had a great opportunity to showcase their culture, language, clothing and way of life. Yes, you have the "Good Lakota" and the "Bad Pawnee", but you do have to draw in the average viewer to watch a movie before you can begin to help educate them.

The Doe Boy - 2001
A hemophiliac boy who is also half white, half Native American struggles to grow to manhood.

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