While we get the white version of the story, it’s hard at times to see the Native American side of the story. “These films are made by white people, for white audiences, and often feature white actors in leading redface roles. They present native people as frozen in time fairly standard “cowboy and Indians” or army and Native American movies.” Though it is never verbally clear Ethan is an Indian hater, his actions make it clear he disliked them; from the way he acts towards his 1/8 Cherokee nephew to the scalping of Scar. Many of John Ford’s movies, place minorities as a background or as the enemy. Often times, it is a white person who is the savior or the victim. Movies like The Searchers talk little to none about the native’s culture. Often
