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Black Indians: An American Story. Prod. by Steven R. Heape. Rich-Heape Films, 2001. 60 mins. (Rich-Heape Films, Inc., 5952 Royal Lane, Suite 254-4, Dallas, TX 75230; 1-888-- 600-2922; <[email protected]>; <http:// www.richheape.com> [Sept. 23, 2002])
In Black Indians, the executive producer, Steven Heape, and the director, Chip Richie, of Native American-owned Rich-Heape Films have produced an important documentary study of a little-known aspect of American race relations. Utilizing interviews, historical photographs and footage, lithographs and other artwork, location shots, and evocative music by the Neville Brothers, the film is expertly narrated by James Earl Jones, himself of black-Cherokee extraction. Most compelling are the interviews with contemporary biracial Black Indians, who speak eloquently of their real-life struggles with prejudice and of the...