The First Frybread Western
Season 2
About the Episode
Manny Wheeler fights to preserve his people's language by dubbing popular movies like "Star Wars" into Navajo. In looking for their next project, he and his partners turn to westerns, a genre that has a history of misrepresenting Native peoples as primitive, vicious, and violent. "A Fistful of Dollars," the film that launched the Spaghetti Western is about to become the first Frybread Western.
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Extras
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Fashion Forever
Designer Jamie Okuma breaks down barriers between Indigenous and mainstream art.5:01 -
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Navajo Star Wars
Manny Wheeler dubs Star Wars into Navajo to help keep the Navajo language alive.5:50 -
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Arigon Starr is an award-winning singer songwriter, playwright, and comic book creator.13:57 -
Voices from the Past
Producer Dan Golding is surprised with 100-year-old recordings of his great-grandfather.4:51 -
Reading Between the Lines in Cherokee
Language expert Tom Belt translates some of the earliest evidence of Cherokee writing.5:03 -
From Church to Memorial in Passamaquoddy
Donald Soctomah (Passamaquoddy) on the connection between his tribe and Catholic church.1:30 -
Betty Osceola - Earth Protector
Betty Osceola draws on Miccosukee teachings about protecting the world in which we live.5:48 -
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