Killing the Indian Maiden: Images of Native American Women in Film

Examines the sacrificial role in which a young Native woman allies herself with a white male hero and dies as a result of that choice. In studying thirty-four Hollywood films from the silent period, this book draws upon theories of colonization gender, race, and film studies to ground her analysis in historical context.

Author(s): M. Elise Marubbio
Published: 2006
Pages: 298
Categories: Indian women in motion pictures