Picturing Indians
- ISBN-10
- 1496223756
- ISBN-13
- 9781496223753
- Series
- Picturing Indians
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- U of Nebraska Press
- Author
- Liza Black
Description
Standing at the intersection of Native history, labor, and representation, Picturing Indians presents a vivid portrait of the complicated experiences of Native actors on the sets of midcentury Hollywood Westerns.
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- 2022-12-20
- 354 pages
- Paperback
- U of Nebraska Press
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- 2008
- 194 pages
- Paperback
- Univ of Wisconsin Press
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- 2008
- 194 pages
- Paperback
- Univ of Wisconsin Press
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