Making the white man's Indian
Subtitle: native Americans and Hollywood movies
By: Angela Aleiss.
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
Subjects: Indians in motion pictures; Motion pictures -- United States
Description: "In this new study, author Angela Aleiss traces the history of Native Americans on the silver screen, and breaks new ground by drawing on primary sources such as studio correspondence, script treatments, trade newspapers, industry censorship files, and filmmakers' interviews to reveal how and why Hollywood created its Indian characters. Behind-the-scenes anecdotes of filmmakers and Native Americans, as well as rare archival photographs, supplement the discussion, which often shows a stark contrast between depiction and reality."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-205) and index.
Table of contents: title: Hollywood and the silent American, p. 11; title: A cultural division, p. 48; title: Indian adventures and interracial romances, p. 81; title: War and its Indian allies, p. 115; title: Red becomes white, p. 156; title: A shattered illusion, p. 193; title: Savagery on the frontier, p. 220; title: Beyond the western, p. 267; title: Conclusion, p. 310; title: Appendix A: motion pictures screened, p. 316.; title: Appendix B: Motion picture archives, p. 325.