Star-spotting at GON: Natalie Portman, Patricia Michaels

ICTMN Staff
April 29, 2013
The video greeting by Johnny Depp gave the 2013 Gathering of Nations a touch of Hollywood flair, but unbeknownst to many attendees another major movie star was actually on site...

Native Cinema Showcase at Santa Fe Indian Market: 'Racing the Rez,' 'Skins,' 'Hide Away'

ICTMN Staff
August 14, 2012
The Native Cinema Showcase runs from August 13-19 in Santa Fe, NM, concurrent with the flurry of arts activity known as Santa Fe Indian Market week, which culminates in the massive...

AP Story About Tonto Looks to ICTMN's Gyasi Ross and 'Tonto Files'

ICTMN Staff
July 25, 2012
An Associated Press story about American Indians' conflicted feelings about the fictional character Tonto, sidekick of the Lone Ranger, consults two sources familiar to Indian Coun...

The Tonto Files: Behind the Facepaint

Jessica Metcalfe
June 26, 2012
The Tonto Files is an occasional series of ruminations and riffs on Tonto, a fictional sidekick from the radio days who is suddenly the world's most talked about Indian...

Historic Horseback Ride Commemorating Cheyenne Exodus of 1878 Departs on June 1

ICTMN Staff
May 27, 2012

On June 1, a 1,391-mile journey across seven states begins for eight riders who will set out from Fort Reno, Oklahom

Vincent Schilling

A Week in the Life of the Stereotypical Indian

The portrayal of American Indian stereotypes: When is it all going to stop? I begin my rant on what “we as Native people” face in terms of stereotypes in media, films and even little plastic toys found in the bargain bins at thrift stores....

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January 29, 2012

Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival Showcases CBC's 8th Fire and Dozens of Others

Vincent Schilling
November 20, 2011
Is it possible to move forward after 500 years of strained relationships often shot through with antipathy?...

Interview with Director Chris Eyre

Gale Courey Toensing
January 03, 2011
Any shortlist of the best Native American films is bound to include Chris Eyre’s award-winning debut Smoke Signals (1998) and his second feature, Skins (2002)...

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