Imagining Indians

Imagining Indians is a 1992 documentary film produced and directed by Hopi filmmaker, Victor Masayesva, Jr. The documentary attempts to reveal the misrepresentation of Indigenous Native American culture and tradition in Classical Hollywood films by interviews with different Indigenous Native American actors and extras from various tribes throughout the United States.

Imagining Indians
Directed by	Victor Masayesva, Jr
Produced by	Victor Masayesva, Jr
Release date	1992 (1992)
Running time	56 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

See also

• Portrayal of Native Americans in film
• Stereotypes of Native Americans in North America
• Reel Injun (2009)
• Playing Indian
• Inventing the Indian (2012)

References

• Imagining Indians: Film information Archived 2007-07-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on July 20, 2007
• Victor Masayesva, Jr.: Photography and film-making Basic Info Archived 2010-12-14 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on March 14, 2010
• Hearne, Joanna. 2005. "John Wayne's teeth: Speech, sound and representation in "Smoke signals" and "Imagining Indians"." Western Folklore 64 (3/4): 189–208.