Return of the Native

Why are Native Americans in movies so popular?

there is always a documentary of indians in movies and i never really got the point?

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Native Americans have always symbolized the mythic American frontier. They were either savages who fight to the death or noble savages that conform to western values. Native Americans have a built in identity, largely fictionalized by Hollywood, that the general public instantly relates to.

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