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Briscoe Museum Screening Broken Arrow, A Gamechanger for Native American Representation

Not to be confused with the John Travolta movie, 1950’s Broken Arrow marked a prominent turning point in postwar Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans. The story is loosely inspired by the real-life characters of Apache chief Cochise (played by Jeff Chandler) and Tom Jeffords (James Stewart), an Army scout turned Indian agent who brokered a […]

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