Watch Reel Injun

"Reel Injun" is a Canadian film from the year of 2009. The film, directed by Neil Diamond of the Cree nation, is a documentary that takes a look at how Native Americans have been portrayed in cinema, from the noble savage to the drunkard. Diamond even visits places across the USA that were iconic to films or the the history of American Indians. The film also takes a look at the career of Iron Eyes Cody, an Italian-American who made a living by posing as a Native American; such as in the "crying Indian" commercial about litter from the 1970's.