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Characteristic: Natives as Non-Lead Characters

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Characteristic: Natives as Non-Lead Characters

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White Savior: The Natives are too ignorant or naive to take care of themselves. They are rescued by a kind-hearted white person, usually a man.

The white savior trope shows that Native peoples cannot save themselves. They need a white person, who can navigate the contemporary world, to save them. This trope is not unique to Native representation and is found across media representation of other diverse identities as well.

https://indigenousreadsrising.com/resources-for-teachers-librarians-and-readers-tropes-and-stereotypes/#:~:text=The%20white%20savior%20trope%20shows,other%20diverse%20identities%20as%20well.

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“Mohican Syndrome”: A non-Native chooses to leave their contemporary life behind to live with the Natives. They succeed in their endeavor and uphold the Western Native stereotype better than the Native peoples themselves. This results in them appearing more Native than the Natives.

In this trope, the Native people are a background to the main, non-Native character. They are only present to exemplify the superiority of the non-Native character, who will fight on behalf of the poor, ignorant Natives.

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The Noble Savage has two main types: naive and wise. Both are often spiritual in nature. This character stereotype is helpful to non-Natives. The Noble Savage can have a loving relationship with animals and an ethereal understanding of everyone’s place in the ecosystem. They support the non-Native in their goal or offer some kind of spiritual education which illuminates the non-Native’s path.

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The Bloodthirsty Savage can also be called the Red Man. They are wild, seem inhuman, and have a need to be tamed. They may also be an obstacle to overcome. The concept of Bloodthirsty Savage has been a central part of the American belief system since the country’s founding. Even the Declaration of Independence states, “the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished Destruction, of all Ages, Sexes and Conditions.” (https://indigenousreadsrising.com/resources-for-teachers-librarians-and-readers-tropes-and-stereotypes/#:~:text=The%20white%20savior%20trope%20shows,other%20diverse%20identities%20as%20well.)

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Characteristic: Non-Native Actor Playing Native

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Characteristic: Non-Native Actor Playing Native

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(2016)

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María Isabel Díaz Lago, Antonio Monroi, Mayra Serbulo, Pepe Suárez, Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Jonathan Brewer, Hiram Soto, Morris Birdyellowhead, Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Sayuri Gutierrez, Ricardo Diaz Mendoza, Carlos Emilio Báez, Israel Ríos, Ariel Galvan, Iazua Larios, Amilcar Ramírez, Bernardo Ruiz, Espiridion Acosta Cache, Itandehui Gutierrez, Israel Contreras, Lorena Heranandez, Rodolfo Palacios, and Carlos Ramos in Apocalypto (2006)

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Benny Gibson in Son of the Morning Star (1991)

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Nicolas Cage and Adam Beach in Windtalkers (2002)

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Characteristic: Native in One or Two Episodes

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Characteristic: Native in One or Two Episodes

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Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig in Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

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Danny Kamin played old chief wood'nhead