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ERIC Number: EJ386043
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Hollywood Addresses Postwar Assimilation: Indian/White Attitudes in "Broken Arrow."
Aleiss, Angela
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, v11 n1 p67-79 1987
Examines Western films in context of post-World War II attitudes regarding racial equality. Film "Broken Arrow" and Eliott Arnold's novel "Blood Brother," both recounting story of Apache chief Cochise, examined as benchmark works in national racial attitudes. Films generally seen as supporting Indian assimilation into White culture. (TES)
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Culture, American Indian History, Civil Rights, Cultural Differences, Film Criticism, Film Industry, Films, Social Bias, Social Integration
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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