Smoke Signal Movie

There are naby stereotypes about contemporary Native Americans expressed in the film "smoke signals." First, the way they talk and the accents given could be portrayed as a stereotype. The characters in the movie all have long hair and the same physical appearance. Thomas even had his hair braided and Victor says a "man aint nothing without his hair." The movie showed a Native American radio progranm with its lack of a real traffic report and none of the modern technology.

Another stereotype in the movie was all the chanting and singing that occured. It also expressed the Native Americans connection with nature such as wind and birds. The movie displayed the stereotype of Native American gender roles with the woman cooking and taking care of the house. This displayed male dominance and power.

Throughout the movie they made references to signing papers, hinting at Native American treaty agreements, Indian trading, bardering, and oral traditions, or passing down of stories. At one point in the movie the boys were on the bus and white cowboys wouldn't move. This made a reference to territorial disputes and whites versus Native American conflicts. In the movie it leaned towards all Native Americans living on reservations and not using much transportation but walking everywhere.

Lastly, the movie portrays a lot of drinking, names associated with war, and the stereotypical way that a Native American is suppose to act or behave.

Sundance Festival

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Chapter 8 summary

In Chapter 8 Yellow Kidney returns to the lone eaters and tells his story of how he got captured by the Crows and they chopped off all his fingers. He tells of his whole journey through the camp and how he almost escaped but Fast Horse was being loud. He tells of hiding in a tipi with young girls who all had white scabs disease. He got pleasure from one of the girls and then realized she too had this disease. He was sent off after they chopped his fingers off. He was sure he was going to die but ended up making it to a camp where the people cared for him. Yellow Kid told this whole story to the camp. After they decided to feast and put off going to the trading camps. They also decided that they had to banish Fast Horse before Yellow Kidney had a chance to get revenge.

Fools Crow Chapters 6 and 7

1. Teepee/ War lodge, dress decorations, spoons, saddles, reins, halters, rattles, fly swatters.

2. Red Paint is the daughter of Yellow Kidney and Heavy Shield Woman.

3. White man's Dog confronts fast horse about fulfilling his promise to the cold maker. White Man's Dog believes the Cold Maker is holding Yellow Kidney until he does.

4. White Man's Dog follows the Raven to the White Man's trap where the Skunk Bear was trapped. He freed the Skunk Bear.
 5. Three Bears is upset with Owls Child because he is killing the Napikwans and stealing their horses.

6. He tells White man's Dog of when he was young and went out stealing horse. He talks about the presence of the Napikwans. He explains when he became one of the many faces. He tells of the "death" of Head Carrier.

Fool Crow

Dear Diary,

I White Mans Dog am nobody. I have no woman or an animal to connect to. I am lonely and everybody sees me as nothing, but I am going to prove them wrong when I help steal the horses from the Crows. I am going to act brave and as a leader, helping lead the men safely out with the horses. We got the horses and  I was a leader, who overcame my fear but something is bothering me. Along the way of getting out I had to kill a young night rider. He spotted me so I rode at him and stabbed him, until he fell down. The worse part of the whole thing was that he was not a man but was young. I have killed a young boy not a man.

White Mans Dog