Cultural Differences In Sioux Movies

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Of the Sioux movies viewed, there were differences in the accuracy of the portrayal of these people. Both A Man Called Horse and A Man Called Horse III portrayed the Sioux tribe with an almost Neanderthal style haircut. Crazy Horse correctly depicted them with long hair, though traditionally the Sioux parted their hair down the middle with braids on either side.
The poor wigs worn by the actors in The Man Called Horse films didn't help to hide the fact that they were white men underneath. . By the third installment of the Man Called Horse Trilogy a few people with Native American ancestry were cast. Dances With Wolves, on the other hand, seemed to be nearly fully cast with Native Americans,. (Imdb.com)
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