Since the 19th century, Native Americans have been a popular subject in many cowboy stories, westerns, and other stories of the history of the United States. Ever since the Wild West died out, they mostly disappeared out of popular culture.
This page lists all the tropes associated with Native Americans. See Native American and First Nations Media for media that features them in central roles.
Tropes:
Useful Notes:
Related indexes:
- Badass Native
- Braids, Beads and Buckskins
- Brown Face
- The Captivity Narrative
- The Chief's Daughter
- Cowboys and Indians
- Crying Indian
- Crystal Skull
- Eskimo Land
- Flaying Alive
- Hollywood Natives
- Indian Burial Ground
- Indian Maiden
- Injun Country
- Lost Tribe
- Magical Native American
- Mayan Doomsday
- Mayincatec
- Modern Mayincatec Empire
- The Natives Are Restless
- Native American Casino
- Native Guide
- The Native Rival
- Neglected Rez
- Noble Savage
- Peace Pipe
- The Savage Indian
- Scarily Competent Tracker
- Skinwalker
- Sworn Brothers
- Thunderbird
- Tipis and Totem Poles
- Tonto Talk
- Vision Quest
- Wendigo