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I wanted to be a cowboy in cowboy movies.

Movies are a big part of our Indian culture.

I'm a Native American actress.

If I could just make Westerns for the rest of my life, that's all I would do. It's my favorite movie to make. There's something about being a cowboy.

In 'War Party,' I play a quarter-breed Indian. It's a serious movie, but it's funny, too.

Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake.

In the John Wayne movies, the Indians were savages that were trying to scalp you. That culture has really suffered because of the stereotype you see in those westerns.

I loved cowboy films and TV series, and I learned bits of English from them. My favorite was 'Laramie', with Robert Fuller and John Smith. I used to watch 'The Lone Ranger', which had been famous in Japan as well. I idolized these cowboys.

You don't see Indians in Hollywood films around which a story can revolve. As soon as we have a social presence in your society, I am sure there will be many actors from our part of the world that will be acting in Hollywood films.

I am first and foremost an actress of Indian origin.