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* DroppedABridgeOnHer: [[spoiler:Near the end of the movie Maggie is unceremoniously murdered off screen and her body is found at the mine by Ray and Crow Horse.]]
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* AmbiguousTimePeriod: the movie seems to go out of its way to make it very unclear when it’s taking place. While the events are clearly inspired by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_Knee_Occupation 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee]] and the ensuing conflict between the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Movement American Indian movement]] (renamed Aboriginal Rights Movement for the film) and the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Oglala_Nation GOONS]] (not renamed for the movie!) There is some AnachronismStew that do not seem to be errors, for instance:
** When Ray meets Agent Coutelle he makes a big point of attending a lecture he gave in 1976. Coutelle even repeats 1976 in such a manner that implies it was several years ago. Contrast that to a picture of Richard Nixon prominently displayed on the wall in Fred Thompson’s office despite Nixon’s presidency ending in 1974. Likewise the reign of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Wilson_(tribal_chairman) Dick Wilson]], on whom the character Jack Milton is clearly based, was voted out of office in 1976 and his GOONS disbanded at the same time.
** Ray’s Mustang is a mid 80s model. The car driven by Agent Coutelle is an early 80s model. many other vehicles seen throughout the movie are from the late 70s or early 80s. While this is of course common practice for any movie that takes place TwentyMinutesIntoThePast, there are no vehicles seen from the late 80s or early 90s.
** Jimmy is stated to be a Vietnam veteran. However actor John Trudell (who actually did serve in Vietnam) was 46 at the time of the film's release. While not impossible, that would be very old for a Vietnam Veteran if the movie was in fact taking place in the early 70s.
** All of the fashions are neutral, jeans, T-shirts, basic suit and jacket, etc. and give no hint as to the time period.
** all of the technology and vehicles driven by people on the reservation are horribly out of date however. Sadly this is very much TruthInTelevision in any community with a high poverty rate. Even more so on very rural reservations.
** When Ray meets Agent Coutelle he makes a big point of attending a lecture he gave in 1976. Coutelle even repeats 1976 in such a manner that implies it was several years ago. Contrast that to a picture of Richard Nixon prominently displayed on the wall in Fred Thompson’s office despite Nixon’s presidency ending in 1974. Likewise the reign of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Wilson_(tribal_chairman) Dick Wilson]], on whom the character Jack Milton is clearly based, was voted out of office in 1976 and his GOONS disbanded at the same time.
** Ray’s Mustang is a mid 80s model. The car driven by Agent Coutelle is an early 80s model. many other vehicles seen throughout the movie are from the late 70s or early 80s. While this is of course common practice for any movie that takes place TwentyMinutesIntoThePast, there are no vehicles seen from the late 80s or early 90s.
** Jimmy is stated to be a Vietnam veteran. However actor John Trudell (who actually did serve in Vietnam) was 46 at the time of the film's release. While not impossible, that would be very old for a Vietnam Veteran if the movie was in fact taking place in the early 70s.
** All of the fashions are neutral, jeans, T-shirts, basic suit and jacket, etc. and give no hint as to the time period.
** all of the technology and vehicles driven by people on the reservation are horribly out of date however. Sadly this is very much TruthInTelevision in any community with a high poverty rate. Even more so on very rural reservations.
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* NewOldWest: Follows a fairly typical Western story of corrupt men trying to force settlers out for their benefit. Only in this case it’s set in (relatively) modern times where Native Americans living in extreme poverty are being forced off their Reservation and being victims of gross injustice so corrupt men can get mining rights.
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* NeglectedRez: The residents of the Lakota reservation live in extreme poverty, are being forced off their Reservation, and are often vitctimized by corrupt men who want to get mining rights to their land.
* NewOldWest: Follows a fairly typical Western story of corrupt men trying to force settlers out for their benefit. Only in this case it’s set in (relatively) modern times where Native Americans [[NeglectedRez living in extremepoverty poverty]] are being forced off their Reservation and being victims of gross injustice so corrupt men can get mining rights.
* NewOldWest: Follows a fairly typical Western story of corrupt men trying to force settlers out for their benefit. Only in this case it’s set in (relatively) modern times where Native Americans [[NeglectedRez living in extreme
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* TheRez: The movie is made of the political rez. Given that it's based on Pine Ridge in TheSeventies, yeah, TruthInTelevision.
