Many Feathers and Much Paint Don't Make an Indian

The Indian's Last Stand: Guarding His Good Name By Gene Wyatt  1980 July 27, The Tennessean         The American Indian, already stripped of lands and cultural entity, is also losing his last and possibly most precious possession - his good name.       At least, that is the thesis of "Images of Indians," a five-part PBS series which begins tonight..       Will Sampson, the Indian actor who was featured in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, hosts and narrates the film. In his soft, sad voice he pronounces Hollywood the chief culprit.       "The movies formed their Indian Image from the Western dime novels which originated in the  1860's," Sampson says, "These books were popular, even into the 1930's, with sales sometimes reaching 10 million a month."       "And then there were the folk 'heroes' -- Buffalo Bill and his sort. For them to be heroes, there had to be villains. These were the Indians." Watch a clip

1975 Aug 23, Kingsport Times 

Scouts May Draw Protest From Indians 1976 June 17, The Times Recorder             Indian dissidents may be in Zanesville during the Zane Trace Commemoration to state protests against the “Order of the Arrow” encampment on the canal bank and its ritualistic dancing, L.E. Fulkerson reported.       Members of the protest group recently appeared at Scio, asking that its statue of General Custer be removed. They also appeared at Roscoe Village in Coshocton recently.        Their usual complaint, Fulkerson said, is that ritualistic dancing offered by local groups is against their religion and that the Indian villages make a “mockery” of the Indian and his ways.       Fulkerson said that the local Boy Scout contingent wants to preserve the Indian’s heritage, especially in light of the fact that these youth have come to respect and admire the Indian and his preserving lifestyle in the wilds of North America.       The Order of the Arrow is based on Indian lore. Young boys ar