page_title: Native Americans in popular culture
hierarchical_section_title: Native Americans in popular culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Scene from "The Last of the Mohicans": Cora Kneeling at the Feet of Tanemund [sic] 1827 (real name is Tamenund)
context_page_description: The portrayal of Indigenous people of the Americas in popular culture has oscillated between the fascination with the noble savage who lives in harmony with nature, and the stereotype of the uncivilized Red Indian of the traditional Western genre. The common depiction of Indigenous Americans and their relationship with European colonists has changed over time. Today indigenous Americans live completely differently than they once did, yet retain much of their cultural beliefs and traditional practices.
context_section_description: The portrayal of Indigenous people of the Americas in popular culture has oscillated between the fascination with the noble savage who lives in harmony with nature, and the stereotype of the uncivilized Red Indian of the traditional Western genre. The common depiction of Indigenous Americans and their relationship with European colonists has changed over time. Today indigenous Americans live completely differently than they once did, yet retain much of their cultural beliefs and traditional practices.
caption: Cora Kneeling at the Feet of Tamenund, by Thomas Cole (1827) based on the 1826 novel The Last of the Mohicans
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