From the beginning of cinema, Native American culture has been represented stereotypically: Indians are portrayed as proud, independent and honourable peoples or as blood thirsty savages. Hollywood tends to ignore the historical perspective of Indian cultures and rarely offers a well-grounded understanding of Indian identity. Many Native Americans dislike this stereotypical representation that the commercial media has produced. Indian actors have had a choice of portraying unflattering portraits of the culture and history or abandoning their hopes of making a living through acting.

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