Naturally Native (1998)

Hollywood has not always been kind to Native Americans. When Native Americans have appeared in Hollywood films, it has been in Westerns where they were often portrayed as gross stereotypes. It is rare occurrence that Native Americans have appeared in movies in the present day in stories centred around them. That alone makes Naturally Native (1998) a remarkable film. What makes it even more remarkable is that it is the first film created by and starring Native American women. It is also the first film to be financed by a Native American nation. It was financed by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut.Naturally Native (1998) centres on three sisters: the eldest, Vickie Lewis Bighawk (Valerie Red-Horse), a San Fernando Valley housewife who is something of an activist and has something of a temper; middle sister Karen Lewis (Kimberly Guerrero), who has just received her Masters in Business Administration and is considering a big job in Chicago; and the youngest, Tanya Lewis…

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