As we put away the fireworks and hot dogs from our July 4th celebrations, we should remember who we took this country from as we won our hard-fought independence. It's a tough thing to be a proud citizen of the US while still trying to come to terms with the fact that we fought that war not only against our oppressors, but also against people that we oppressed.
A few months ago I saw a documentary called
Reel Injun (2009). It's about the portrayal of Native Americans on the big screen through the eyes of themselves and white people.
Here are some of the best of those films…not all of them necessarily starring Natives as Natives, but we'll get into that.
And no, Johnny Depp as Tonto didn't make the cut.
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