"Injuns!"
Native Americans in the Movies

The indispensable sage, fierce enemy, silent sidekick: the role of Native Americans in film has been largely confined to identities defined by the white' perspective. This title examines cinematic depictions of Native Americans from a global perspective. It surveys nineteenth-century visual culture from dime novels to Wild West shows on stage.

These alternative portrayals of Native Americans offer a vastly different view of their cultural position in American society. Buscombe offers a wholly original and readable account of the cultural images of Native Americans through history and around the globe, revealing new and complex issues in our understanding of how oppressed people have been represented in mass culture.