Native Americans: Bibliographical Resources
Allen, Paula Gunn 1986 The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions. Boston: Beacon Press.
Allen, Paula Gunn 1998 Off the Reservation: Boundary-Busting, Border-Crossing Loose Canons. Boston: Beacon Press.
Berkhofer, Robert F. 1979 The White Man's Indian: Images of the American Indian, from Columbus to the Present. New York: Knopf.
Bordewich, Fergus M. 1997 Killing the White Man's Indian: Reinventing Native Americans at the End of the Twentieth Century. New York: Anchor Books.
Carmody, Denise Lardner and John Tully Carmody 1993 Native American Religions: An Introduction. New York: Paulist Press.
Deloria, Vine, Jr. 1994 God is Red: A Native View of Religion. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing.
Duran, Eduardo and Bonnie Duran 1995 Native American Postcolonial Psychology. Albany: State University Press of New York.
Gustafson, Fred R. 1997 Dancing Between Two Worlds: Jung and the Native American Soul. New York: Paulist Press.
Highwater, Jamake 1981 The Primal Mind: Vision and Reality in Indian America. New York: Meridian Book.
Klein, Laura F. and Lillian Ackerman (eds.) 2000 Women and Power in Native North America. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.
LaFromboise, T., H. Coleman, and J. Gerton 1999 Psychological Impact of Biculturalism: Evidence and Theory. In Social Psychology of Gender, Race, and Ethnicity: Readings and Projects, edited by K. Keough. New York: McGraw-Hill.
LaFromboise, Teresa and Kathryn Graff Low 1998 American Indian Children and Adolescents. In Children of Color: Psychological Interventions with Culturally Diverse Youth, edited by Jewelle Taylor Gibbs and LLarke Nahme Huang. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
LaFromboise, Teresa D. 1998 American Indian Mental Health Policy. In Counseling American Minorities, 5th ed., edited by G. Morten D. Atkinson, and D. Sue. New York: McGraw-Hill.
LaFromboise, Teresa D., Joan Saks Berman, and Balvindar K. Sohi 1994 American Indian Women. In Women of Color: Integrating Ethnic and Gender Identities in Psychotherapy, edited by Lilian Comas-Diaz and Beverly Greene, 30-71. New York: Guilford Press.
LaFromboise, Teresa, Sandra Bennett Choney, Amy James, and and Paulette R. Running Wolf 1995 American Indian Women and Psychology. In Bringing Cultural Diversity to Feminist Psychology: Theory, Research, and Practice, edited by Hope Landrine, 197-240. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Miheshua, Devon A. 1997 Cultivating the Rosebuds: The Education of Women at the Cherokee Female Seminary, 1851-1909. Champaign-Urbana: University of Illinois Press.
Mihesua, Devon A. 1997 American Indians: Stereotypes and Realities. Atlanta: Clarity Press.
Mihesuah, Devon A. 2000 Repatriation Reader: Who Owns American Indian Remains? Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
Mihesuah, Devon A. (eds.) 1998 Natives and Academics: Researching and Writing About American Indians. Lincoln: University of Nebraska.
O'Nell, Theresa Deleane 1996 Disciplined Hearts: History, Identity, and Depression in an American Indian Community. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Penn, William S. (eds.) 1998 As We Are Now: Mixblood Essays on Race and Identity. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Sandner, Donald F. and Steven H. Wong (eds.) 1997 The Sacred Heritage: The Influence of Shamanism on Analytical Psychology. New York: Routledge.
Stannard, David E. 1992 American Holocaust: The Conquest of the New World. New York: Oxford University Press.
Sutton, Charles Etta T. and Mary Anne Broken Nose 1996 American Indian Families: An Overview. In Ethnicity and Family Therapy, edited by Joe Giordano Monica McGoldrick, and John K. Pearce, 31-44. New York: Guilford Press.
Tafoya, Nadine and Ann Del Veccio 1996 Back to the Future: An Examination of the Native American Holocaust. In Ethnicity and Family Therapy, edited by Joe Giordano Monica McGoldrick, and John K. Pearce, 45-56. New York: Guilford Press.
Tinker, George E. 1993 Missionary Conquest: The Gospel and Native American Cultural Genocide. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.
Trujillo, Alex 2000 Psychotherapy with Native Americans: A View into the Role of Religion and Spirituality. In Handbook of Psychotherapy and Religious Diversity, edited by P. Scott Richards and Allen E. Bergin, 445-66. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Vickers, Scott B. 1998 Native American Identities: From Stereotype to Archetype in Art and Literature. University of New Mexico Press.
Weaver, Jace. (eds.) 1998 Native American Religious Identity. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.

 

Native Americans: Film and Fiction
Alexie, Sherman 1993 The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. New York: Harper Perennial.
Alexie, Sherman 1996 Reservation Blues. New York: Warner Books.
Alexie, Sherman 1998 Smoke Signals: A Screenplay. New York: Hyperion.
Alexie, Sherman 1998 Indian Killer. New York: Warner Books.
Alexie, Sherman 2001 The Toughest Indian in the World. New York: Grove Press.
Bataille, Gretchen M., and Charles L. P. Silet, (eds.) 1980 The Pretend Indians: Images of Native Americans in the Movies. Ames: Iowa State University Press.
Bataille, Gretchen M., and Charles L. P. Silet 1985 Images of American Indians on Film: An Annotated Bibliography. New York: Garland.
Churchill, Ward 1992 Fantasies of the Master Race: Literature, Cinema and the Colonization of American Indians. Monroe, ME: Common Courage Press.
Friar, Ralph E., and Natasha A. Friar 1972 The Only Good Indian. New York: Drama Book Specialists.
Hilger, Michael 1986 The American Indian in Film. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press.
Hilger, Michael 1995 From Savage to Nobleman: Images of Native Americans in Film. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.
Kilpatrick, Jacquelyn 1999 Celluloid Indians: Native Americans and Film. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
Leuthold, Steven 1998 Indigenous Aesthetics: Native Art, Media, and Identity. Austin: University of Texas Press.
O’Connor, John E. 1980 The Hollywood Indian. Patterson, NJ: New Jersey State Museum.
Rollins, Peter C. and John E. O’Connor, (eds.) 1998 Hollywood’s Indian: The Portrayal of the Native American in Film. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky.

 

Native Americans in Film
Overviews of Native American History:  
500 Nations

[USA, 1994, Director: Jack Leustig] [Excellent six part documentary on the history of the millions of peoples who inhabited the Americas before and after 1492.]
Native Americans, The [USA, 1994, Director: John Borden] [Massive documentary—six parts—covering the history of the indigenous peoples of the Americas and their encounter and eventual destruction by the Europeans and later the Euro-Americans.]
Primal Mind, The [USA, 1984] [Interesting documentary elucidating the ways in which Native American thought patterns differ from those of Euro-Americans.]

The Shadow Catcher: Edward S. Curtis And The North American Indian

 [USA, 1974/1993, 88 m., Director: T. C. McLuhan and Dennis Wheeler] [Fascinating documentary about the photographer whose life mission it was to document the indigenous peoples of the Americas.]
War Against The Indians, The [Canada, 1992, three 60 m. segments, Director: Harry Rasky] [Canadian Broadcasting Company presentation of the conquest of the North American Indians. The film utilizes photographs, recreations, and archival film.]
Biographical Studies:  

Incident At Oglala: The Leonard Peltier Story

 [USA, 1992, 90 m., Director: Michael Apted] [Excellent documentary about the murder of two FBI agents in Oglala, South Dakota in 1975. The story returns to the vents of the Indian occupation of Wounded Knee in 1973.]
Ishi, The Last Yahi [USA, 1992, 60 m., Director: Jed Riffe and Pamela Roberts] [Excellent documentary. Compare to THE LAST OF HIS TRIBE.]
Nanook Of The North [USA, 1922, 69 m., Directed by Robert J. Flaherty] [Outstanding documentary about Eskimos.]
Pocahontas: Her True Story [USA, 1995, 50 m., Director: Adam Friedman] [Excellent documentary exploring the “real” Pocahontas’ life and contributions.]
Critique of 1492 Celebrations:  
Columbus Didn't Discover America [1992, documentary telling the story of those who want to have an alternative interpretation of the 1492 “discover” of the Americas.]
Healing and Transformation Among Native Americans:  

The Peyote Road: Ancient Religion In Contemporary Crisis

 [USA, 1992, 59 m.] [Documentary concerning the use of peyote in the religious rituals of the Native Americans.]
Red Road To Sobriety, The [USA, 1995, 90 m., Directors: Chante Pierce and Gary Rhine] [Informative and hopeful documentary about the ways in which Native Americans are confronting alcohol abuse in their community.]
Wiping The Tear Of Seven Generations [USA, 1992, 57 m., Directors Fidel Moreno and Gary Rhine] [Moving documentary about 300 Lakota Sioux who, in 1990, repeated the ride of 250 miles to Wounded Knee where the massacre took place in 1890.]
Narrative Historical Films:  
15th Century  
1492: Conquest Of Paradise [USA, 1992, 142 m., Director: Ridley Scott] [Story of Christopher Columbus’ “discovery” of the Americas]
Christopher Columbus [United Kingdom, 1949, 103 m., Director: David MacDonald] [Biography of the explorer.]
Christopher Columbus [Italy/USA, 1985, 128 m., Director: Alberto Lattuada] [Biography of the explorer.] [Some consider this film to be the best of a bad group of biographies of Columbus.]
Christopher Columbus [USA, 1992, 120 m., Director: John Glen] [An attempt to tell the story once again on the 500 anniversary of the “discovery” of the “new world.”]
16th Century:  
Cabeza De Vaca [Mexico, 1991, 111 m., Director: Nicolas Echevarria] [16th century—about Spanish explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca journeys after shipwreck in Florida in 1528]
17th Century  
Black Robe [Canada/Australia, 1991, 101 m., Director: Bruce Beresford] [17th century Jesuit missionaries among the peoples of what is now Canada]
Pocahontas [USA, 1994, 81 m., Directors: Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg] [Animated version of the story of Powhaten woman who serves as an intermediary between her people and the English settlers. In this version, the love story of Pocahontas and John Smith is stressed. Irene Bedard as Pocahontas’s voice.]
Pocahontas II: Journey To A New World [USA, 1998, 72 m.] [Story continues as Pocahontas goes to England as a representative of her people to the Court. Irene Bedard as Pocahontas’ voice.]
Pocahontas: The Legend [USA, 1995, 101 m., Director: Daniele J. Suissa] [Live action film retelling the story of the young woman who was a go-between the settlers and her own people. Sandrine Holt as Pocahontas.]
Pocahontas: Her True Story [USA, 1995, 50 m., Director: Adam Friedman] [Excellent documentary exploring the “real” Pocahontas’ life and contributions.]
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale [USA, 1994, 101 m., Director: Xavier Koller] [Fascinating 17th century story—based on fact—of an Indian boy taken to England and, years later, returns to his home.]
18th Century  
Broken Chain, The [USA, 1993, 100 m., Director: Lamont Johnson] [17th century—French and Indian War]
Last Of The Mohicans, The [USA, 1992, 114 m., Director: Michael Mann] [USA, 1920, 75 m., Directors: Maurice Tourneur and Clarence Brown] [1932, 12 thirteen minute episodes, Director: Ford Beebe] [1936, 91 m., Director: George B. Seitz] [1985, 97 m., Director: James L.Conway] (All versions about the French and Indian Wars of the mid 1700’s and based on James Fenimore Cooper’s novel.)
Mission, The [UK and USA, 1986, 125 m., Director: Roland Joffe] [Epic story of Jesuit missionaries in 18th century South America.]
19th Century  
Broken Arrow [USA, 1950, 93 m., Director: Delmer Daves] [One of the first Hollywood films to have a more balanced view of the Native Americans. Set in the 1870’s among the Apaches and focusing upon Cochise as the great chief who sought peace for his people.]
Crazy Horse [USA, 1996, 120 m., Director: John Irvin] [Well done television movie about the life of the famous Oglala Sioux warrior Greyeyes/Crazy Horse (born Tashunka Witco, c. 1842-1877) during the confrontations with the US calvary in the 1870’s. Crazy Horse was one of the leaders against Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, June 25 and 26, 1876.]
Cheyenne Autumn [USA, 1964, 156 m., Director: John Ford] [Story of Cheyenne Indians migrating from Oklahoma to Whyoming in 1878.]
Dances With Wolves [USA, 1990, 181 m., Director: Kevin Costner] [Enormously popular film about a civil war veteran on the frontier and his relationships with the Lakota Sioux.]
Geronimo (born Goyathlay, 1829-1909)
Geronimo [USA, 1939, 89 m., Director: Paul H. Sloane] [Considered by many to be merely a remake of THE LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER (1935, 109 m., Director: Henry Hathaway) focusing on relationship of a general and his son, not Geronimo.]
Geronimo [USA, 1962, 101 m., Director: Arnold Laven (Chuck Connors {?!} as Geronimo)] [Hollywood version of Apache wars of the late 19th century, but the Indians are the “good guys.”]
Geronimo [USA, 1993, 102 m., Director: Roger Young (Joseph Runningfox as Geronimo)] [This excellent movie is told from the point of view of Geronimo, a rare perspective for films made by white people.]
Geronimo: An American Legend [USA, 1993, 115 m., (Wes Studi as Geronimo), Director: Walter Hill] [Action film portraying the attempt to capture Geronimo in the 1880’s. While excellent in some ways, it is told from the perspective of a young army officer who admires the famous Apache warrior and participates in his eventual surrender.]
Walk The Proud Land [USA, 1956, 88 m., Director: Jesse Hibbs (Jay Silverheels as Geronimo] [An early film about the agent who persuaded Geronimo to surrender to the authorities.]
Son Of The Morning Star [USA, 1991, 186 m., Director: Mike Robe] [Good retelling of the story of George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876) and the Battle of Little Big Horn June 25, 1876. Compare to CRAZY HORSE.]
Early 20th Century:  
Education Of Little Tree, The [USA, 1997, 117 m., Director: Richard Friedenberg] [Charming and moving story of an eight year old boy in the 1930’s. With a white father and Native American mother the boy, after the death of both parents, is raised by his remarkable grandparents.]
Ishi: The Last Of His Tribe [USA, 1978, 150 m., Director: Robert Ellis Miller] [Excellent television film based on Theodora Kroeber’s book.]
Ishi, The Last Yahi [USA, 1992, 60 m., Director: Jed Riffe and Pamela Roberts] [Excellent documentary about Ishi (c. 1860-1916). Compare to THE LAST OF HIS TRIBE.]
Last Of His Tribe, The [USA, 1992, 90 m., Director: Harry Hook] [HBO movies about Ishi (c. 1860-1916), the last Indian in California, found in 1911 and “studied” by Alfred Kroeber.]
Little Big Man [USA, 1970, 135 m., Director: Arthur Penn] [Dustin Hoffman as Jack Crabb]
The Lone Ranger [USA, 1956, 87 m., Director: William Witney]
Where The Spirit Lives [Canada, 1989, 97 m., Director: Bruce Pittman] [Powerful story of the forced separation of Native American children from their families and the education they were required to endure.
Contemporary Native Americans:  
Clear Cut [Canada, 1992, 98 m., Director: Richard Bugajski] [Contemporary Canadian Indians kidnap logging executive as revenge for destruction of the forest.]
Dance Me Outside [Canada, 1994, 84 m., Director: Bruce McDonald] [Compelling story of contemporary Native Americans in Canada. Focus is upon the struggles of the young people and their conflicts with white people and among themselves.]
War Party [USA, 1989, 99 m., Director: Franc Roddam] [Disturbing story of a group of Indians and white who reenact a major battle from 100 years before. The consequences are tragic. This film is a haunting tale of the predicament of Native Americans in contemporary USA.]
Murder Mysteries Among Native Americans:  
Dark Wind [USA, 1992, 111 m., Director: Errol Morris] [Murder mystery set in Arizona depicting conflicts between Navajo and Hopi Indians.]
Navajo Blues [USA, 1997, 99 m., Director: Joey Travolta] [Murder mystery set among Native Americans.]
Thunderheart [USA, 1992, 118 m., Director: Michael Apted] [Well done murder mystery and journey of self discovery of a part Sioux Indian FBI agent.]
Journeys of Self Discovery for Native Americans:  
House Made of Dawn [USA, 1987, Director: Richardson Morse] [Based on the novel of N. Scott Momaday, this mysterious and haunting film explores the psyche and culture of a trouble Native American man.]
Lakota Woman [USA, 113 m., 1994, Director: Frank Pierson] [Fine movie about a woman who finds a new life and a revitalized identity as a Native American through her experiences in the Siege at Wounded Knee in 1973. Based on a true story. On February 27, 1973 about 200 Sioux Indians, led by the American Indian Movement, took over a church, trading post, and a museum near the gravesite of the Lakotas killed in the 1890 Wounded Massacre, near the Pine Ridge Sioux Reservation in South Dakota.]
Medicine River [Canada, 1992, 96 m., Director: Stuart Margolin] [Splendid story of a man who rediscovers his roots as a Native American. Funny, charming, and insightful. Excellent acting by Graham Greene.]
Powwow Highway [USA, 1989, 105 m., Director: Joanelle Nadine Romero] [Wonderful “road film” about two Native American men in search of different goals. Gary Farmer is wonderful as Philbert Bono.]
Smoke Signals [USA, 1998, 88 m., Director: Chris Eyre] [Fantastic story of two Native American men seeking understanding of a man who played a crucial role in both of their lives. Funny, engaging, and profound, this film should be seen by everyone who wants to understand the American Indian and/or anyone who wants to have a fabulous journey for 90 or so minutes.]
Journeys of Transformation for Euro-Americans Among Indigenous Peoples:  
Black Robe [Canada/Australia, 1991, 101 m., Director: Bruce Beresford] [17th century Jesuit missionaries among the peoples of what is now Canada]
Broken Arrow [USA, 1950, 93 m., Director: Delmer Daves] [One of the first Hollywood films to have a more balanced view of the Native Americans. Set in the 1870’s among the Apaches and focusing upon Cochise (c. 1810-1874—Chiricahua Apache war chief and leader) as the great chief who sought peace for his people.]
Cabeza De Vaca [Mexico, 1991, 111 m., Director: Nicolas Echevarria] [16th century—about Spanish explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca journeys after shipwreck in Florida in 1528]
Dances With Wolves [USA, 1990, 181 m., Director: Kevin Costner] [Enormously popular film about a civil war veteran on the frontier and his relationships with the Lakota Sioux.]
I Heard The Owl Call My Name [Canada, 1973, 74 m., Director: Daryl Duke] [Lovely story of Anglican priest who is transformed by his experiences among the Native Americans of Vancouver Island.]
Indian In The Cupboard [USA, 1995, 97 m., Director: Frank Oz] [Based on children’s book by Lynne Reid Banks, this film—recommended by Ted Jojola—as a deconstruction of the myths of cowboys and Indians.]

Compiled by Lewis R. Rambo
[2002 Native American Bibliography]
revised 4/28/02

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