But we took care of them! I play an Alaskan conservationist who comes to help him out, because the mining company starts poisoning all his wolves. MP: The photo of the mask you described. on the cover of the book, is that 18th century or 19th century? scripted, which was more than "puppy love". E: This was a part of the thing that didn't get developed properly. My mother died of alcoholism and she was homeless as well. ES: Yeah, that's. see, this is almost right on the money. AMAZON.COM/LOTM STOREFRONT. We have to take advantage of this because it's gonna burn out, they're gonna flog the shit out of it and then there's gonna be nothing." the historic events, but also of the people, particularly the northeastern woodland Indians? MP: Alice, played by Jodhi May, was obviously your love interest. This is to be shot in Vancouver, if it all happens. Or, at least wonder why he says it! Most of that was because there were so many people in there all the time. I: Firstly, I have to say that I enjoyed your role in Mohicans very much and I thought the film was excellent! We were shooting [?? them in the first place. the answers, and everybody does that well, basically as human beings we know the difference between right and wrong. How would you compare the role to others you've played? No, we don't have "Red River"! Hollywood will flog it to death. I'm an actor who just happens to be an Indian. MP: A lot of the people who come to our web site are coming because of an interest in you. That's E: I think they wanted that, but the height did come into it. Eric Schweig. All they want to do is restrict native roles to native people. He's a nice guy. MP: What did you think of her being there? Was it meant to be like that? With films like Dances With Wolves, The Last Of The Mohicans and a host of lesser films casting American Indians in real-life roles And, while we're at it, should Braveheart be criticized because it portrays savage-like Scots of the 13th & 14th centuries rather than present-day Scotland? People, Indian or otherwise, are not born to hate each other. ES: Tell them, "Thanks for your support. How would you describe him as an actor? I: How did you get on with the rest of the cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Jodhi May and Russell Means? And so, it has to start with YOU. Since we came upon, posted, and discussed the above interview, both here and on the WWW Board, we have had the good fortune to be able to talk with Eric Schweig directly. wasn't the only time he did that. unless they start writing scripts about contemporary things. There were also a few scenes cut out that should not have been. It's all hard to fathom it goes against our grain. They wanted to keep it up, but it wasn't that sound and they had to take it apart. I'll never forget his annoying voice. ADOPTION SPEECH DELIVERED BY ERIC SCHWEIG, An oldie, but goodie 1992 ERIC SCHWEIG INTERVIEW. They put them in. You know the difference between Indian elders and a lot of other elders? I broke the cycle by not drinking and finding out what I'm NOT. ES: I liked the ledge we were shooting on. So, it's sort of a moot point but regardless of the fact of whether it's art or not, it does have an impact on people .. on kids and their perception of you know, and isn't psychotic. Making it more subtle? I: Have you seen the whole film unedited? Titel: 500 Nations - Die Geschichte der Indianer - Staffel 0 Folge 3 : Episode 3; Luftdatum: Renommierte Gste: Fernsehsender: CBS. It doesn't matter what kind of crooks they were! But there are so many questions we would like to ask of him! Glad we did! Let us digress we very much want to like Eric Schweig. He's got a real character face. Should a dark Italian be cast as a blue-eyed Swede? Fortunately, we have the type of material that forces you to be into it and serious, otherwise you would just come across as phony. I don't use it. MOVIE TITLE: The Last of the Mohicans. It was like puppy love basically, this love scene they cut out. infringement! It would have been really cool if they had made it a little more sprawling. He also creates his own designs and concepts. A GUEST AT THE GREAT MOHICAN GATHERING OF 1999. The following interview with Eric Schweig was conducted, via telephone, on February 1 and 2, 1998. the real, well .. you see these gang bangers running around blasting each other to smithereens because they think it's cool.. because that's what you do. We realize many of you are huge Eric Schweig fans. It'll probably never happen, but if it came around, I would. But we are running out of actors and we need new blood. That's good because anything that can you know what I'm into in? E: Yes, it was. The ramifications and issues surrounding interracial/cultural adoption are, It's so big. I wish they wouldn't. understanding of who Eric is. MP: That's about a hundred years or so. It's everybody's favorite spot. It's pretty cool, and that's part of the whole process. PATHFINDING || place? MP: What was your favorite scene in the movie? I spent thousands of dollars at the Asheville Mall. When not doing that, she's writing books on classic Hollywood, including Lew Ayres: Hollywood's. But that was a superb scene! passionate, heartfelt, and poignantly expressed. And we have hired more Native journalists in the past year than any news organization and with your help we will continue to grow and create career paths for our people. Well, I did in '92. Both musical pieces heard during this interview are by Tudjaat, And he has a niece who gets murdered in the city and the police hire him to come to the city to help out. We've been asked to extend to you an invitation to the gathering on behalf of these people. How would he feel if film directors did not use native people in native roles? ES: He's more meticulous, he's a perfectionist to the power of 10. Running 5 to 8 miles a day. They don't have anybody to talk to and nobody to listen to them. Etzerza, who has been Eric's carving "guru"; in previous conversations Eric has said Vern and he have known each other a long time and he considers Vern to be one of his best buddies. But they didn't want to shave his hair, so they gave into us. Before taking the role, did you have any familiarity with muskets or did you have to train for that? So, anything contemporary, it doesn't matter. ES: Yeah, they couldn't have two different love stories going on at once. I'm busy!". Copyright 1997 - 2020 by You're always poor. time or was it just.. you know, "I'm just doing this"? MP: Okay. Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. films. MP: The vehicle that has placed you before the public eye is, of course, The Last of the Mohicans. But you know, for what it's worth, Last of the Mohicans, it's a good movie. They sort of fashioned him after Tony Soprano, I think. Russell or Daniel? rights, or land claims, or any of that, you have to start healing yourself. STOREFRONT || He opens up about the joys and challenges of being a new foster caregiver to two siblings. ES: Yes, I have You know who that was? It was probably [name omitted] He's the 1st AD. He was ALWAYS doing that. shit and it makes me nuts. have been because they had aged so much and the paint had flaked off. it was aged down, but we just took a shot at it and it turned out wicked. MP: So, most of what you've been offered, not just yourself, but with a lot of Indian people, . it's always "the Indian" role of a hundred or so years ago? 30 below weather. Where's Marion? We don't have the numbers; we represent less than 5% of the total population in North America. They were the two stars so they couldn't take the focus off of them. One of our problems is finding a voice and speaking up, speaking out really loud too, if you want to. MP: You feel like it left something undone in the relationship by cutting out the scene? Eric Schweig makes for a dashing Joseph Brandt, the young Iroquois all the girls swoon over. ES: Yeah, I just get a real charge out of it.. so does anybody who's listening. MP: Have you remained in contact with either one? You know, even though they stole them, they kept them in excellent condition to put on the front of this book so you can duplicate it. It's jacked up obviously for television so the story is more interesting. Some people don't know whether to love him or hate him. They can get egotistical. MESSAGE BOARD, STOREFRONTS! That's why we had, sometimes, 15 or 16 hour days. He'd rap with the extras and . anybody who was around. It's a DAMN sight better than movies they had in the 50s. EARLY I: Do you think it's promoting your career in the way you would like it to? Smokies, or that Uncas does indeed leave to rescue a daughter of Munro ahead of Hawkeye & Chingachgook in the novel. Personal use on your own home PC is permissible! If you go onto a reservation and you see the dogs and their heads are hanging, that's a bad sign . you know, people don't care about them. You know. psychopaths running around. ES: Uhmm. No, it wasn't a sex scene. It was stupid not to! [Laughs] They're not making Spaghetti Westerns. anti-anybody. MP: Okay, many people are sincerely anxious to see you in more films. ES: If I'm not working, yep! After studying traditional Pacific Coast carvings Eric refined and directed his talent toward the recreation of the traditional masks of his ancestors, the Inuit. it take to coerce you to be there? recreating history, however inaccurately it may be, and it's different than reading a book it's visual and it IS just art, so it doesn't necessarily have to be totally historically accurate .. For example, in the movie Braveheart, He is such an integral part of our favorite movie. It's really cool to just be watching a film and there's an Indian guy there or an Indian woman, and there's no reference to them being Indian you know .. it puts a more human face on us because people are so scared because of their own You have a rather large following. You know, Robert DeNiro and Val Kilmer didn't go out to the closest available reservation and give him an eagle feather oh, sorry, Al Pacino didn't give him an eagle feather to join his division downtown in Los Angeles. It could have been developed more. Or do you instead allow your own mood, your color preferences .. that sort of thing, to blend with tradition and then the result being a unique They reminded me of me. They were stiff, the leather in them was REALLY stiff, so you could carry it I see a lot of people who look all over the place for answers, except inside themselves. All three of us stood there with them. I work with sex trade workers and I try to hook them up with agencies that can help them. I'm getting sick of looking at the same usual suspects all the time. They were the stars so they acted accordingly. I forgot his name MP: Yes . this is one of the masks in his so called "collection"? Then laughter] You know, It doesn't matter what tribe we are from, what color we are, or what socioeconomic background we come fromand usually it is pretty shitty in Indian country. ES: Yeah. We hung out with him a lot. MP: Do you remember what scene you were filming? MP: She's working with you with these kids? Was that ever filmed? Some of my friends are Mohawks. If you don't love what you're doing then don't do it. Mostly it was an hour and a half long sprint! I didn't do a lot of talking. ES: Something I'm considering. MOHICAN WWW BOARD. Please do not reproduce it, in any form, without our permission. Tell us about Andy Fraser, the character you're playing. E: Something like that. We were talking about some of your films and I wanted to ask you about Red River, which has received a lot of attention. I: Yes, it does. MOHICANS And their dogs too. Guide book STILL Personal use on your own home PC is permissible! This is all in the 1800s and actually we shot it over at the ranch where they shot Legends of the Fall. Actually, the same school that had kicked them out, that couldn't handle them, were phoning them back and saying "How do we start this multi-culturalism in our school?" Our intent is not to criticize or alienate, rather to wonder why? A few final comments. Year by year. At first it took us about a minute or a minute and a half when we first got a hold of them to get them ready to fire. So, by the time Or was it a sex scene? There were guys from all over the place. My birth name is Ray Dean Thrasher while my adopted legal name is Eric Kurt Schweig. We actually talked them out of that! They made me dive from one canoe to another. ES: After I left the Mohicans, I said, "I hope I never see him again." E: Yes, to an extent! I lived in hostels and I was an alcoholic until 14 years ago. I don't just talk about it, I do it. That's Andy Fraser. It is a dramatic thriller, set in 1950s Montana, about two grandparents (Diane Lane and Kevin Costner) hoping to get their grandson back after the death of their son. If you cultivate that, when he is 30 years old he would be the best possible asset for his community. Because it took so long to shoot, six months to shoot that and so many things went on. I just wish this had a bit more exposure down in the States. EARLY We have them back and now we can take care of them. MP: That's true. I don't think. But this big uranium mining company finds out he has all this uranium on the property and they come to buy him out. just dump you off and you're there. ES: Hmmm . Well, not . not really. MUSINGS || Zusammenfassung: An interview with the director of the series. [Laughs] He just happened to be I would. think I'd hesitate. And it was one of the six. E: No, I don't! So, it it is somewhat difficult to have to knock his words. We were particularly struck by his comments pertaining to children which seemed Directing them, casting them, and what not.. but. so that's what I'd really like to see. Usually they paved the way so we didn't have much of a problem. ES: You know, I don't know where the collection is. E: I'll stay in movies until I can get enough money to buy a ranch in Montana, live the life of a hermit get 10 or 15 dogs sounds good, doesn't it? If someone doesn't like you, they are not shy when telling other companies. We found the one-year teacher retention rate at GDL in 2010-2011 was 79%; Green Dot Locke teachers, overall, were more highly educated than their . MESSAGE BOARD, STOREFRONTS! It looks like this interview was written very tongue in cheek, so don't take everything too seriously. A little better, though. ES: Actually, about three or four years ago I was sitting around the house with Vern Etzerza and, what's the name of the book? different states and different coliseums .. and they're harmless! The Indian guys were okay. It would seem that carving is the next step or natural progression of skills you already have. You know.. just in town here, right beside the baseball field.. and this is a small town, there's about 10,000 people. right beside the ball field, this young girl, about a year and We don't want to attack his words. They haven't solved it. That's who you have to focus on. Thanks, Eric. They both have the same kind of drive so it was pretty funny. Guide book STILL Col. Dave Webster runs this thing out of Columbus, But unfortunately, the camera doesn't capture it; you just see my feet sticking up. ES: Yes. He's the guy that showed us how to As award-winning actor Eric Schweig led a column of mourners yesterday to a sunburned patch of grass at Vancouver's Grandview Park (the place where a man called Curtis Brick spent his dying moments) the drama seemed like a movie scene.. S chweig has, in fact, appeared in similar scenes on screen many times.. A carver and actor born in Nunavut, Schweig's credits track like a highlight reel of . I now work with homeless people in Winnipeg, Manitobawe feed them and clothe them. That's because people listen to them. What sort of career advice do you have for kids interested in acting? I: Uncas comes over as the strong and silent character (minus the huge amount of dialogue), but the terrific expressions that you have throughout the film speak for you. Eric Schweig has spoken freely about his alcoholism. It was a really good script and a good concept. I'm getting a script in a couple of days. It sounds like you've done good things with these kids and you'll probably never know the rewards of that in your lifetime. E: No, I didn't. With funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CRESST researchers conducted a multi-year evaluation of a major school reform project at Alain Leroy Locke High School, historically one of California's lowest performing secondary schools. And finding out what I 'm an actor who just happens to be an Indian you feel like to. 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