The Expansion Of The Frontier And The Relationship Among The Native Americans

In 1939 John Ford masterminded a classical western film by the name of Stagecoach. This film has the integrity of a fine work of art. Being that it could be considered a work of art, the impression left on a viewing audience could differ relying on the audience's demographics. However, it is conceivable to all audiences that Ford delivers a cast of characters that are built on stereotypes and perceptions conjured from 'B' westerns that preceded this film's time. Each character is introduced to the audience in a stereotypical genre, as the film progresses, these stereotypes are broken down and the characters become more humanized. This is apparent with a handful of characters being

Stagecoach – a movie that is widely accepted as the most damaging movie for the Native identity – helped to illustrate this image to viewers at the time. As a result, many Americans believed Natives were all uncivilized and violent, leading to nationwide stereotyping and prejudice. The Indian was the enemy of America as a result. Stagecoach also shows Natives being hunted like animals, which sends the image of them being non-human and thus they should be treated as such. Stagecoach and movies like it mispresented Natives for decades and caused a loss-of-identity amongst the Native community because Natives were dressed the same throughout various films. It was not until the 1970s and 1980s where Natives were properly represented on

The story formula for Stagecoach structures around characters in the Tonto and introducing the characters, traveling to Lordsburg, stopping at Dry Fork way station for food and unforgettable dinner table scene, traveling towards Apache Wells in the snow, Mrs. Mallory’s baby born in Apache Wells, finally getting to Lordsburg but got attacked by the Indians, and ended with Ringo Kid in a shooting conflict. Stagecoach did a great job in the characters types. There are the protagonists, prostitute, gambler, schoolmarm. These are the specific character types in Western movies. The setting of the movie is on point. It’s in the American West and takes place in the 1880s. The location of Monument Valley is a favorite location for John Ford. The presentation of Stagecoach has many great exterior shots that collocate the characters with the environment they occupy. The stars in Stagecoach does fit in a Western movie. Like John Wayne, he stars in many Western movies. What makes Stagecoach a western is the traditional western theme. Like the fight between whites and Native Americans. There is a good use of the American West’s open plains and mountains.

The Southeastern region was very productive agricultural wise for many of the different Native Americans living in this region. The leading culture in the southwest was Mississippian, which attracted and pulled in great wealth and in turned permitted the tribes of this particular area to build huge mounds while also preparing and building urban centers. The tribes formed chiefdoms which later lead to treaties with the colonists. Therefore many of the tribes in turn became known as civilized socially and economically. The Native American were foremost the first to took advantage of this areas favorable agricultural and farming conditions. Hunting and fishing was also prominent in this region. I believe that one of the most important factors

An eerie flute sounds in the distance, smack dab in the center of, let’s call it, “A Staple Town in the Wild West™” are two cowboys; in the midst of a head to head shootout for God knows what- a spilled drink, malicious comments, a poached lover. The piercing mix of sand and wind scathing your skin, eyes blinded by the high noon sun shining from above, and of course, the token roll of tumbleweed to the corner of your eye. “One… two… three… Shoot!” The hero always prevails... quite disparate imagery compared to Mel Brooks’ 1974 classic, Blazing Saddles. The Western motif is one that has been trivialized, heckled, idealized, subverted, and replicated exponentially throughout not only American cinemas but motion pictures world-wide. Blazing Saddles serves as both a form of this subversion and a burlesque depiction of the genre itself. The film’s complex sense of humor prioritizes aspects that can only be completely relished based on the personal experiences of the viewer- a satirical comedy attempting (and succeeding) at ridiculing copious aspects of an otherwise ideal Western society, a picture-perfect Hollywood dream. Blazing Saddles serves as a mockery of the traditional white westerner archetype, the Ku Klux, and all sorts of minority groups, while simultaneously bringing awareness to the harsh treatment and racial prejudice upheld against African Americans at the time. Brooks utilizes the parodying aspects and themes evident in Blazing Saddles as a method to subvert

A brilliant director, Ford’s films express the unique experiences of the American people and their endorsement of their common unity of purpose (Russell 62). Although his heroes appear to be loners and outsiders who speak more through actions, their conflict with the society reflect the larger American experience, a profound esthetic awareness for the American history as well as the frontier spirit. Ford’s compositions bring into perspective the people as well as their typical settings beautifully put into contrast (Russell 62). These features are even more so evident in the Stagecoach, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and The Grapes of Wrath.

The European colonists and the Native Americans of the New World were divergent from one another than similar. Native Americans had a more primitive lifestyle than the Europeans modern way of life. Europeans referred to themselves as “civilized” and looked at Native Americans as “savages.” In spite of that, Benjamin Franklin corresponded in, Remarks concerning the savages of North America, “Savages we call them, because their manners differ from ours, which we think the perfection of civility; they think the same of theirs” (476). Their interaction caused by multiple differences led to misunderstanding and sometimes conflict. These two cultures, having been cut off from one another, presented a vast variety in their ideals. Both kept at

The United States of America is a flawless name for the country. It is afterward all countless states united. But to have states you have to have earth for those states. Before those stats come to be earth they have to be a frontier, or as described by Webster’s Dictionary, “A span that forms the margin of stayed or industrialized territory.” American past has been in a colossal degree Tethe past of the settlement of the Outstanding West.

What is Native American? Does one want to know this based on ancestry, beliefs, civilization, culture, customs, ethnicity, heritage, history, humanities, legality, philosophy, principles, race, religion, spirit, thoughts, traditions, values, or other? The Webster’ dictionary defines Native American as a member of any of the indigenous peoples of the western hemisphere; especially: a Native American of North America and especially the United States This still leaves a very ambiguous answer.

Since the settling of the English colonies in the early 17th century, pioneers have been destined to expand into the North American frontier and to domesticate it with their Christian faith and progressive nature. In their exploration of the frontier, however, the Puritan colonists often encountered Indians whose savagery challenged their discipline and morals. Just as the colonists expanded, Indians also saw their native lands of many years vanish. The situation naturally compelled the Puritans and the Indians to fight each other for their mutual interests. Thus, while most accounts of Western history focus on the heathen threat, both Indians and

These harmful images of how the Indian Americans were depicted, were subliminally created by him in many of his previous films where they were repeatedly stereotyped under the maligned appearance of bloodthirsty savages and hardly ever illustrated by their alter ego the noble savages. These descriptions and especially the denigrated bloodthirsty savage illustrations of the Indians remain seen as purely animals into the eyes of non-native populations, which caused racial discrimination against them at that epoch. Therefore, John Ford tried to redeem himself by making the film The Searchers, where he tried to expose the nefarious causes of resentment and racism that at that time the general population had for the Indians. This way of apology is likely to be strong supported by the image of the film’s hero. The depiction of the hero stresses the despicable habits of the westerners such as the tendency of the prejudices towards others. As shown by the arrival of the John Wayne character to his brother’s house and how he looked at Martin who is half-blood Indian. Similarly, Dances with Wolves represented an explicit apology to the indigenous people. However, although it was made by a white person point of view, it emphasizes Indians’ points of view. This is implicitly represented as the hero who is a white soldier from the American Civil War transformed himself into a real Indian of the Lakota Sioux tribe. Although both films symbolize intentions of apology to the

Ever since Christopher Columbus discovered the Western hemisphere, more and more explorations were set out to discover more about this new land. Eventually, settlements were created and people took this as an opportunity to create a new life; however, there had already been people living in these lands, known as Native Americans. The relationship between the settlers and these people was not always peaceful. Conflicts were created over territories and power that sometimes lead out to blood shed wars, but it did not always have to lead to that. In the mid 1600s, an explorer, Adam, and a Native American, Chayton, will soon learn that.

frontier hero and at the same time points out the hypocrisies of those that were

In the world-renowned year of 1939, John Ford released Stagecoach, a Western picture based on Ernest Haycox’s novel, Stage to Lordsburg. The film, which takes place in Monument Valley, depicts an action-packed adventure starring a handful of questionable characters fighting war-crazed Apaches. More than 50 years after the film’s release, it was added to the National Film Registry for its cultural, aesthetic, and historical significance. Needless to say, Stagecoach sparked a new expectation for Western films, one that demanded deeper complexity than ever before. Westerns are sold on their hyper-masculinity and violence, yet John Ford is able to capture those traits and much more.

What are frontiers? Frontiers are boundaries between two or more areas. Many people believe that frontiers can only be associated with land, but that belief is extremely limited. As two great speakers have demonstrated, frontiers are much more than the boundaries within the land. These frontiers have helped shape these speakers speech and helped demonstrate that there can be exuberance- the fullness of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy and buoyancy - the tendency or capacity to remain afloat within each frontier.