A Race Divided: The Indian Westerns of John Ford
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angela Aleiss
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 18, no. 3, 1994, pp. 167-186
Description
Analyzes Ford's controversial portrayals and images of American Indians in his many films. Some critics see his works as depicting savages or brutal warriors and others see nobility, sympathy and a resistance to the loss of cultural identity and a refusal to bow to the dominant Anglo-American society.