Starting in the 1970s, a new consciousness arose with films like ‘Little Big Man’ and later on ‘Dances with Wolves’, told a more balanced story, but still one where a white savior did the telling.
After a number of Native produced and acted films have given a new voice to cinema in recent years, some producers and actors are now hearing from studios that they can’t have a story where the Native does anything bad, as they fear backlash from the woke public.
Several top names in the business gave their thoughts on this during a panel at the Native Reel Cinema in Hollywood, FL including Stevie Salas, Apache musician and producer of ‘Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World’.