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* ''VideoGame/PizzaTower'' has enemies known as Tribal Cheese that are featured in Western-themed levels. They wear feathers on their heads and throw tomahawks when approached, while some will perform rain dances to summon stormclouds as obstacles.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AThousandAndOneAmericas'': The trope is mocked at the start of the fourteenth episode, when Chris' younger brother disguises as a stereotypical Native American and refuses to drop the knife he grabbed from the kitchen because "an indian chief never goes anywhere without his dagger". Chris sternly says that daggers were ''never'' used by them; his brother keeps his ignorance going when he says he saw them use daggers in movies, as well as rifles. As Chris correctly explains, Native Americans didn't use any metal-made weapons until the arrival of European explorers. Cue them consulting the expedition book of their late grandfather to learn more about the weapons actually used by Native Americans (as well as the many native groups that inhabited the southwestern area of the USA back then, such as the Anasazi).
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Quite simply, this trope is the (hopefully) now-discredited stereotypical depiction of "natives" in a HungryJungle, DesertedIsland, or other such unsettled wilderness. The locals will inevitably be portrayed as culturally "inferior" to the main characters -- typical depictions will show the (usually dark-skinned) natives as unkempt and scantily clad, decorated with TribalFacePaint and SavagePiercings, and brandishing spears or bows. When they meet the protagonists, they will either be mesmerized by the MightyWhitey and [[GodGuise accept them as gods]], have the heroes [[CapturedByCannibals for lunch]], or invite them to be [[AppeaseTheVolcanoGod guests of the volcano god]]. They often have one woman among them, TheChiefsDaughter, who looks [[NubileSavage more attractive by Western standards than the rest of her people]], and falls in love with the MightyWhitey protagonist. If they can speak the protagonists' language, expect lots of YouNoTakeCandle.
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Quite simply, this trope is the (hopefully) ([[UndeadHorseTrope hopefully]]) now-discredited stereotypical depiction of "natives" in a HungryJungle, DesertedIsland, or other such unsettled wilderness. The locals will inevitably be portrayed as culturally "inferior" to the main characters -- typical depictions will show the (usually dark-skinned) natives as unkempt and scantily clad, decorated with TribalFacePaint and SavagePiercings, and brandishing spears or bows. When they meet the protagonists, they will either be mesmerized by the MightyWhitey and [[GodGuise accept them as gods]], have the heroes [[CapturedByCannibals for lunch]], or invite them to be [[AppeaseTheVolcanoGod guests of the volcano god]]. They often have one woman among them, TheChiefsDaughter, who looks [[NubileSavage more attractive by Western standards than the rest of her people]], and falls in love with the MightyWhitey protagonist. If they can speak the protagonists' language, expect lots of YouNoTakeCandle.
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While this was a popular depiction in the past, it's largely a DeadHorseTrope now, due to the aforementioned Unfortunate Implications. If and when this trope appears in modern works, it's often [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] and [[RuleOfFunny played for laughs]], or in more serious cases, being used as targets for {{human traffick|ers}}ing; straight depictions in mainstream Western culture are sure to raise eyebrows or risk quite a backlash.
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While this was a popular depiction in the past, it's largely a DeadHorseTrope now, due to the aforementioned Unfortunate Implications. If and when this trope appears in modern works, it's often [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] and [[RuleOfFunny played for laughs]], or in more serious cases, being used as targets prop victims for {{human traffick|ers}}ing; straight depictions in mainstream Western culture are sure to raise eyebrows or risk quite a backlash.
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While this was a popular depiction in the past, it's largely a DeadHorseTrope now, due to the aforementioned Unfortunate Implications. If and when this trope appears in modern works, it's often [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] and [[RuleOfFunny played for laughs]]; laughs]], or in more serious cases, being used as targets for {{human traffick|ers}}ing; straight depictions in mainstream Western culture are sure to raise eyebrows or risk quite a backlash.
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* Franchise/{{LEGO}}: Since the 1980s, LEGO has released themed building sets, and one of the earliest was the "Pirates" series. In 1994 a new series was released as an expansion: "Islanders." Surely it would be fun to supplement the pirates' naval adventures on the high seas with adventures on the archipelagos between those seas, perhaps trading or fighting with the native inhabitants. Unfortunately the titular islanders were designed primarily around a blend of Maori and Caribbean stereotypes. The islanders wore grass skirts, face paint and masks. They carried spears, decorated with bones, and built architecture featuring large [[EenieMeenieMinyMoai Moai-esque statues]]. Being LEGO of the time, there was little in the way of character or story, except that the islander's leader was named "King Quextil" or "King Kahuka." There are no 18th-century pirates around to object to a fantasy based on them, but real island-dwelling (Polynesian or Caribbean) people might be uneasy about their image being remixed or caricatured this way. Something like "Islanders" probably would not be repeated by the more-cosmopolitan LEGO of today.
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* Franchise/{{LEGO}}: Since the 1980s, LEGO has released themed building sets, and one of the earliest was the "Pirates" series. In 1994 a new series was released as an expansion: "Islanders." Surely it would be fun to supplement the pirates' naval adventures on the high seas with adventures on the archipelagos between those seas, perhaps trading or fighting with the native inhabitants. Unfortunately the titular islanders were designed primarily around a blend of Maori and Caribbean stereotypes. The islanders wore grass skirts, face paint and masks. They carried spears, decorated with bones, and built architecture featuring large [[EenieMeenieMinyMoai Moai-esque statues]].statues. Being LEGO of the time, there was little in the way of character or story, except that the islander's leader was named "King Quextil" or "King Kahuka." There are no 18th-century pirates around to object to a fantasy based on them, but real island-dwelling (Polynesian or Caribbean) people might be uneasy about their image being remixed or caricatured this way. Something like "Islanders" probably would not be repeated by the more-cosmopolitan LEGO of today.
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* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII'' '''thoroughly''' [[AvertedTrope averts]] this trope by not only having a half-British/half-Native American protagonist but the Mohawk tribe's culture and language are accurately represented in the game.
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* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII'' '''thoroughly''' [[AvertedTrope averts]] this trope by not only having a half-British/half-Native American protagonist protagonist, but the Mohawk tribe's culture and language are accurately represented in the game.
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* Spoofed in ''Film/OperationPetticoat:'' The crew of the barely-operational Pacific-theater WWII submarine, figuring they need all the help they can get, have a native witch-doctor come in full masked regalia and perform a blessing ceremony. As the sub sputters out to sea, the witch-doctor pulls off his mask, watches for a moment, shakes his head and comments in fluent English "They'll never make it."
