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Angela Aleiss

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Questions are swirling around a recently unearthed illustration allegedly of the legendary Chiricahua Apache, Cochise. Is it really him?
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Is This Really the Legendary Cochise?

By Angela Aleiss
Cherokee actor Wes Studi in his role in "Dances With Wolves"
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'Dances With Wolves' 25 Years Later: Has Hollywood Improved on Its Portrayal of Indians?

By Angela Aleiss
Seneca actor Jesse Cornplanter, a descendant of the 18th-century Seneca war chief and diplomat Cornplanter, played the title role of Hiawatha. Source: Moving Picture News via Archive.org.
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What Was the First Feature Film With an All-Native Cast?

By Angela Aleiss
The Custer Battlefield Museum in Garryowen, Montana, says the man in this picture is Crazy Horse. Native historians and photography experts aren't so sure. Image source: Wikimedia Commons
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Is This Crazy Horse? Investigating Indian Country's Most Controversial Photo

By Angela Aleiss
A still from the movie's official site, showing actor Tony Wade as Hannawoa, captioned: 'Hannawoa decides to take matters into his own hands regarding the Americans.'
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Seen It Before: White Christians vs. Indian Pagans in 'Alone Yet Not Alone'

By Angela Aleiss
Silicon Valley (left to right): Thomas Middleditch, Josh Brener, Kumail Nanjiani. Production Design by Richard Toyon. Photo Courtesy Jaimie Trueblood/HBO
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HBO's 'Silicon Valley' Has a Native on Set: Emmy Nominee Richard Toyon

By Angela Aleiss
Delores Del Rio in 'Ramona' (1928). Photo Courtesy Marc Wanamaker/Bison Archives.
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Recovered and Restored: 'Ramona,' Silent Movie by Chickasaw Filmmaker

By Angela Aleiss
Lillian St. Cyr with co-star Dustin Farnum in the 1914 silent film 'The Squaw Man.'
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The Lillian St. Cyr Story, Part 3: New York City

By Angela Aleiss
Lillian St. Cyr as Nat-U-Ritch in a detail of a cast photo for the 1914 silent film 'The Squaw Man.'
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The Lillian St. Cyr Story, Part 2: 'Squaw Man' and the Hollywood Years

By Angela Aleiss
Lillian St. Cyr as Nat-U-Ritch in the 1914 silent film 'The Squaw Man.'
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100 Years Ago: Lillian St. Cyr, First Native Star in Hollywood Feature

By Angela Aleiss
The horse, the bird, the fake 'Indian' nose, the endless references to other (better) Westerns... our reviewer found it all to be a bit much.
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'Lone Ranger': A Johnny Depp Fest Gone Awry

By Angela Aleiss
The ambiguity of Johnny Depp's supposed Native heritage may have worked in Disney's favor.
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Disney Exploiting Confusion About Whether Depp Has Indian Blood

By Angela Aleiss