The movie Smoke Signals was set in 1998, with reoccurring flashbacks to the 1980’s on the Corde'line Indian reservation. Scenes that were insignificant to the plot, made this movie almost like a documentar

y of modern Native American culture. For instance, the scene in which Lester Fallsapart reports traffic for KREZ radio showed me that although this society is small, they have news updates and weather reports like other cultures. I also saw that the clothing that the characters wore in this movie were clothes that many people wear, and although the cars they had might not be the best, they were not that behind most Americans, technology wise.

In addition to learning that the modern Native American culture is not much different than from my own, this movie’s plot reached me on a very personal level. The movie opened with the scene of Arnold Joseph, Victors father, who was drunk and accidentally set a house on fire, killing Thomas’ parents. Luckily, Thomas and Victor were okay; however, Arnold’s problem with alcohol does not

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