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It's pretty good. you see a lot of them come out of their So I told everybody from the beginning. In COLOR! MP: Well, would that be something you would consider? Other than that, everybody got along. He was one of the leaders of the 70-day siege at Wounded Knee in 1973, an incident which arose out of an AIM dispute with federal and tribal authorities. ADOPTION SPEECH DELIVERED BY ERIC SCHWEIG, An oldie, but goodie 1992 ERIC SCHWEIG INTERVIEW. Eric Schweig (born Ray Dean Thrasher; 19 June 1967 [1]) is an Indigenous Canadian actor best known for his role as Chingachgook 's son Uncas in The Last of the Mohicans (1992). Available - Free Downloads Only! SOUNDTRACK || Just like a long haired actor .. if the only thing anybody wanted him to play is a drug crazed hippie from the 60s, you know, MP: Okay, many people are sincerely anxious to see you in more films. I can't remember. It comes from people not talking to their elders and not listening to them. The people at the music store said. when I said "Well, we're almost done here. Well, like I said, Red River has received a lot of attention in Europe and people have described it as beautiful. They both have the same kind of drive so it was pretty funny. MUSINGS || There was a golf tournament out there. That's where their home is and we're fighting over her They're supposed to look for stuff like that and make sure it's not in there. ES: Yeah. ES: Well, the doors are opening now. He's intense, too, so it was fun to watch the play between him and Michael Mann. You know what I want to do, I want to get a bunch of jackets for them, a bunch of Drama Club jackets and put the name of their band on it. I believe you have been growing it for eight years? No problem. And, you know, it's the He headed to the big screen following his Broadway performances. That's how it has to be; even Freddy Krueger was the bastard son of 1000 maniacs. Like the kiss between Hawkeye and Cora? It was incredible. ES: Well, that's hard to say because mostly all I did was run. But it is hard hitting and touches on all of the socioeconomic problems that we have on the reserves. The point is that it's not really Before that I had no idea what they were doing up there. It was a really good script and a good concept. Do you see yourself as having an empathy with these kids, since you've walked in their shoes? Accessibility or. ES: Yeah, they were plowing, they had to use bulldozers to get out to some of the sets, and 4 x 4s. I: The dialects in Mohicans what are they? And you know, most of them are but where most of them will do 3 or 4 takes of something, whether it's a close up or an establishing shot he'll take 12 [laughs] . or 13. like a sauna in the summertime. Or was it a sex scene? I love. He's extremely MP: Then this must be a source of satisfaction for you. to work with them? I thought I was forgotten, apparently not. They put them in. You know the difference between Indian elders and a lot of other elders? ES: Yeah, absolutely. I would. ES: Yeah. They just. a lot of it was really dark but it was incredible. Available - Free Downloads Only! Eric was forthcoming and, we believe, candid in his responses; gracious, and willing to discuss everything we asked. It was fun! As you've read in the interview, a film project is likely to materialize. If you're ever in Asheville, there's a guy that ran the restaurant downstairs from the hotel. He exhibits a fine sense of humor. [Laughs] He was just I said "You know what? ES: Well oh man. I'm not trying to be antagonistic. I'm not an Indian actor. for the running and other activities. That, perhaps, is petty stuff. ES: Yeah, all up and down there; all over here. E: No, I don't! Eric Schweig has spoken freely about his alcoholism. E: Yes, it was. But you know, for what it's worth, Last of the Mohicans, it's a good movie. I: What kind of qualities do you think they were looking for, that maybe you had that other people didn't? effects - without our expressed, written permission, constitutes copyright ES: Something I'm considering. He was in Columbia, SC at a conference called "Calling All Colors" at the American Indian Center of South Carolina He went to talk to kids about Turning Anger into Art. find your voice, man, you can't shut up! SOUNDTRACK || [Laughs] He just happened to be What was originally scripted for that scene was pretty graphic. That's Available - Free Downloads Only! AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS He interjects things, seemingly out of nowhere, which had little to do with the question, leading one to suspect there was an agenda waiting to spew forth. This may be bad energy but it is energy nonetheless and that is power. before it was a tad more difficult than we'd anticipated. STOREFRONT || PATHFINDING || ES: Yeah, they could have it's all politics. He said it's kind of a double And, hang out with my girlfriend. E: I don't mix with other actors. In COLOR! it's getting much better here. Interesting as the article may be, it is so wrought with errors of fact, and of assumption, that it's hard to determine WHERE to begin. That was a pain in the ass, to say They were doing illegal tampering with time cards, skimming hours off time cards and the make-up artists went on strike. E: No, I haven't. ES: Oh yeah! That's Andy Fraser. Perhaps things were twisted by the editing of the interview. Just a cop. Gorgeous Men. We need to come together as a global indigenous community. Anyway, Vern picked it up one day and said "Hey, this is wild, man. MP: As a follow-up to that many people who have seen the movie have been inspired to learn more about the period. ES: Yes, I have You know who that was? ES: Madeleine.. She was fine, you know. 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 . [2] Also the music by Daniel Lanois, a French-Canadian composer. Even in the 70s, or the 80s . the early 80s. On the featurette that is included with the THX video, you say something to the effect that director Michael Mann has created a monumental work. People either love it or they hate it and that's what you want. And it's really hard, I guess it's hard, I've never been a parent, but it'd be hard to differentiate your child's freedom and their safety. [Laugh]. ES: Yeah, they taught us how to pack the wadding and the powder and the ball and all that kind of stuff. We don't want to attack his words. He's a really funny guy. It was an alternative school for troubled teens who couldn't cope with a regular school curriculum so they booted them all out and put them all in a big building. MP: Well, a lot of people feel put out! It's absurd. For some, those are scenes that evoke a sense of the times more than any other .. they really hit you. But period pieces have always been, and always will be, because of their way of MP: Any plans of showcasing them, or giving them their day in the sun? We chose to post them on this site because a great deal of it is relevant to the making of the movie and we felt most of you would be interested in reading it. MP: Well, I'll tell you what, if you said you'd consider it I think they'd say "anything"! Born: June 19th 1967 Height: 6'2 Weight: 210lbs Eyes: brn Hair: blk Marital Status: none Heritage/Tribe: Inuit/German country: Canada They could stand around and get suntanned. As a former foster child himself, he knows all too well the obstacles that youth can face when growing up in care. It's jacked up obviously for television so the story is more interesting. Perhaps we are wrong. If there's any kind of panic, it started at the top with the producers. 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. Really.. if it were possible, we could work out something.. maybe we could do something to "showcase" the kids in your drama group. ES: Oh yeah, Lake James. I don't like to refer to it as a reference. You know what? So, by the time of the interview, we felt comfortable with him, and he with us. One in particular was your party's arrival at Fort William Henry. I just wish this had a bit more exposure down in the States. place? What else? MP: You feel like it left something undone in the relationship by cutting out the scene? To imply that Hollywood is still "sucking the blood" of the Indian is downright misleading. But it's good for them because they have so much to offer, these kids, and some of Sometimes I felt like I wanted to scream or something. I don't know what Russell's up to. To Continue Reading Our Interview With Eric Schweig, Move On To: PART 2: ERIC SCHWEIG: AN INTERVIEW. 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. They sort of fashioned him after Tony Soprano, I think. He didn't socialize. MUSINGS || Did you feel close? He's a nice enough guy. them in the first place. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS. It's so big. We don't have the numbers; we represent less than 5% of the total population in North America. ES: Uhmm. No, it wasn't a sex scene. you think, but I didn't see any women there well, a few, but there were GUYS everywhere, but no women. ES: Well, we did boycott the set one day because all the extras were getting shit on. I don't think he plays but he'd like to He was just all work, then go home. Everything just soars in it. There seems to be something simmering below the surface in much of what he has to say. Deidre phoned me up and told me . it's a contemporary thing where I play a sheriff. MP: Another scene that may have been filmed but didn't make it in the final cut was when you were approaching the fort. There were guys from all over the place. MOHICANS It's not a monumental, you know, a paradigm change, but it effects them. Join Stevie, comedic director "Steelbird" and his "assistant" real life movie star Eric Schweig as they present these incredible live performances, in-depth artist interviews and hilarious comedic backstage antics with featured artists. You know, he hung out and he talked to . anybody. MP: You're welcome. All I expect from anybodyand this is what I like about Blackstoneis that people on the show can do their job. MP: When you watch the movie it seems as though you guys had bonded. Most of that was because there were so many people in there all the time. So, after putting it off and saying "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah". at the time I was running around a lot and too busy to E: Very, very hot and sticky and it rained a lot. I work with sex trade workers and I try to hook them up with agencies that can help them. MP: That's true. Please do not reproduce it, in any form, without our permission. MP: Was it a pleasant experience then, to be filming in the area? With the village? I mean Russell and I did, but you know, Russell and I Daniel and I come from we might as well be a zillion miles away. ES: Oh You know, I can't remember. shit and it makes me nuts. I: Where there any significant problems with the movie? There's this woman Claudia who's the But Russell Means (Chingachgook) said, "NO, I'm an Indian. understanding of who Eric is. [Laughter] We just stood there with those guys. Hollywood will flog it to death. And I'm waiting to see if I can get the role of Joseph Stone, a cop who's been to Lebanon and all that. Was she on the set all the time? I: Well, that explains that! Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. I've never told anyone I am a Marlon Brando or whoever. Because, since that is their national sport, the Mohawks, and it has been for hundreds of years, they should've focused on that and made a REALLY big deal out of it. Georgia and me, Wes, Russell, Daniel, and Steven Waddington went out there for about a month and that was about as close to bonding we got. Of course, like you were saying before, the old films from the 50s were horrible .. the Indians were the bad guys and they had to be eradicated no matter what. I don't just talk about it, I do it. I assume that you didn't have much knowledge, before landing the role of Uncas, of the period history behind LOTM not only of Usually they paved the way so we didn't have much of a problem. were there. 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. MP: What WAS filmed? ES: Yeah.it's a.. yeah. It was really hard to get that damn ball. There's not enough of us. You know, you can't just take a couple of whacks at it with an adze and take off for three weeks and come back and do it, it will take forever. It wasn't too heavy. So, it it is somewhat difficult to have to knock his words. Guide book STILL "In a scene inspired by a Bierstadt painting," says Mann, "they all come together at the creek. In the past, a hundred years ago, we would watch our toddlers, and what they had predisposition for doing. ES: I guess I'll have to. They were in the islands? AMAZON.COM/LOTM STOREFRONT. love interest. I teach them and they teach me. Is that something you had experience with before? I love jamming. Yeah, I love playing blues. want them to live like I lived from. you know. when I was drunk for 10 years.. Because it's ugly and it's not us. MP: And as opposed to what you do .. acting . doesn't that put you in the spotlight? They'll suck all MP: We're about 40 minutes east of Asheville. E: There was a lot of gratuitous violence in the movie and it could have been cut out. MP: What did you think of her being there? I: I saw the movie three times and honed in on the role of Uncas. I lived in hostels and I was an alcoholic until 14 years ago. They took it to the extreme with Last of the Dog Men, which is ludicrous! I am just concerned that whoever is doing it is pulling their weight. Tell us about Andy Fraser, the character you're playing. MP: It didn't leave you craving for the city lights? ES: No, not when I was there. He is a film critic and writes the #NativeNerd column. It's cool, everything's cool. well, it's getting better, I: Well, obviously you did most of all the work yourself, but did you have a stunt person? Year by year. Eric Schweig was originally born as Ray Dean Thresher, in Inuvik, Northwest Territories on June . The Indian guys were okay. ES: Yep! But when Daniel walks into the Huron village he almost gets his brains knocked out. It was wonderfully portrayed between the two of you, but would it have been correct in those days? They can get egotistical. You know, that's the impression people have. The stupidest idea or concept I've ever Our impression of Eric Schweig was that he is gracious, friendly, humorous and sincere. 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. Do you really feel as though you're making a departure from yourself? My birth name is Ray Dean Thrasher while my adopted legal name is Eric Kurt Schweig. We were shooting assault shotguns together, and flintlocks, and hanging out getting to know each other. I don't know what he does now, but he was when we were on the set. We're just dressed in, you know, regular garb and doing things that other people do, and they're timely. He's all business. Guide book STILL What's he like on the set?" He opens up about the joys and challenges of being a new foster caregiver to two siblings. Where's Marion? Making it more subtle? It's sort of, if you think about it, it kind of leaves the audience going, "How did all these guys I don't get it because those are our babies. You should do a mask. They employed 250 carpenters and they smacked it all up. He was into powder rifles and stuff like that. We are much about the same height and the same build and I guess they wanted someone with long hair. In discussing The Last of the Mohicans, but became extremely animated when talking about certain topics, particularly his masks and his involvement in a children's drama group. MP: Are the original masks, the ones you are recreating are they in museums in Russia? Although at one point they wanted to shave everybody's hair off. wasn't the only time he did that. It was probably [name omitted] He's the 1st AD. MENUS! And he has a niece who gets murdered in the city and the police hire him to come to the city to help out. Gregory Harrison . what makes it fun to watch. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS mask each and every time? Did he really think the movie would "stink"? We invite your comments on our comments, or on the interview, on the Just HUGE games. We wish him a lot of success in all his endeavors and thank him for taking the time to speak I think we were there till you know, we started at like 6 or 7 in the morning on the first day. E: I think they wanted that, but the height did come into it. As a former foster child himself, he knows all too well the obstacles that youth can face when growing up in care. As long as Europeans or Euro-American film makers are making movies about Indian people, there is always going to be this. They were stiff, the leather in them was REALLY stiff, so you could carry it It was the 1700's, so unless you're over 200 years old you can't really say what went on back there. Your character, Hawkeye, and Chingachgook. there seemed a sense of family. Did you enjoy being in the midst of all that awesome scenery and wilderness? I. in Deep Rising. went to a school to speak in Denver. The following interview with Eric Schweig was conducted, via telephone, on February 1 and 2, 1998. ES: Well, you know, it's a period piece. ES: Yeah. E: I think it was a mix. There are no subscriptions or costs. We were in Columbus, Georgia for about a month. Massive games; twice the size of a football field and we are, [Laughs] In case people liked ours better! Ava Burnett. I was adopted at six months of age. They would have liked to have seen that scene kept in or at least the relationship more developed, alongside Hawkeye and Cora's. MP: The photo of the mask you described. on the cover of the book, is that 18th century or 19th century? when you do too much of anything too much alcohol too many drugs. Historical films will always be. We have this image of . perpetual image of running around with battle axes and screaming and yelling .. and running around in loin cloths and hats. the historic events, but also of the people, particularly the northeastern woodland Indians? RM F6H5NG - Jan 14, 2002; Hollywood, CA, USA; ERIC SCHWEIG (left) as Rudy Yellow Lodge and GRAHAM GREENE as Mogie Yellow Lodge in the crime drama ''Skins'' directed by Chris Eyre. Mohican Press - ALL SCRIPT || ES: Yes. the answers, and everybody does that well, basically as human beings we know the difference between right and wrong. If that's all you can get then, yeah, that's a problem. We come from two different distinct worlds. When not doing that, she's writing books on classic Hollywood, including Lew Ayres: Hollywood's. Want To Purchase One Of Eric's Videos? E: Well, they are using real Indians now. I spent thousands of dollars at the Asheville Mall. E: Yes, to an extent! I had no idea. Or, do you even think it should be an issue? I'd go in there and buy 50 CDs at a time. ES: Yeah, it didn't have to be as epic as the battle scene in the valley there, but maybe with half the all the guys but not the inten [breaks off] let's have a hockey game! I went over to his hotel and sat around with him. Eric Schweig was born in Inuvik, Canada, on 19 June 1967. The more the merrier. MP: I imagine they do! That's what I love about it. Not just a regular 20th century guy? We're working on it. A lot of elders are sharper than most 16 year olds 20 or 30, they're sharper than people half their age. And it has a real E: Yes, with the Indians. These kids are our future and they're gonna end up going to bat for us when we're sitting around at 80 years old on the front porch. He was ALWAYS doing that. I wish they wouldn't. How would he feel if film directors did not use native people in native roles? It's there with each of these kids, though, and they'll carry that with them. These kids were so awesome, they just blew me away. E: Oh, that was the hardest time anyone ever had. Can you turn it into a greater good by reaching out to those kids? E: I've been with PRIME TALENT for about three years and they audition all over the United States and Canada. Faye Marie. PATHFINDING || I didn't see a hell of a lot of women in that movie. I: Now to the slew of questions! Born in Canada's Northwest Territories and of Inuvialuit lineage, Schweig was adopted into an abusive family as a baby and suffered under their treatment until, at age 16, he ran away to Toronto.. ES: Yes, I'd rather be seen as an individual who chooses acting as a profession. Hopefully, his voice will be heard on this; his "activism" emulated. MP: Yeah, it was a good scene. 1997 - 2020 by I: Well, I was thinking more along the lines of your [??] And try to teach them to watch out for the warning signs. We're heading out." So we can .. now we have them. MP: How do feel about being cast in the real-life role of Indian activist? Cause they just kind of stuck us in this little part of the field, when in the 1700s there was a thousand guys on the damn field guys getting killed, bones being broken. 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. We had a really deep love scene in the cave and they cut that out completely. ES: Hmmm . Well, not . not really. Teile diese Show mit deinen Freunden. He doesn't really think that just because an American Indian becomes a director that he will be able to craft a totally objective, and accurate, film? People in New Zealand are getting this program but people in Seattle can't watch it. An anger at how history has unfolded itself. And I'm a damn hand with a harmonica! And so, it has to start with YOU. He worked most of the time. First, how were you chosen for the role of Uncas? MP: Okay! The Cliff Trails. Regarding Vern I was raised in the country so, you know, I didn't have any it didn't bother me in the least. Eric Schweig The Missing Interview - YouTube 0:00 / 2:10 Eric Schweig The Missing Interview Ogichidaawi 414 subscribers 174K views 14 years ago Eric Schweig interview from The. This is "Eric Schweig Demo 2016" by Eric Schweig on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. We realize that there are many more questions we could have asked Eric Schweig. He was somewhat reticent, probably because of the time lapse, about But this big uranium mining company finds out he has all this uranium on the property and they come to buy him out. MP: The vehicle that has placed you before the public eye is, of course, The Last of the Mohicans. It's box office numbers. that would be upsetting, too. I don't And we had to do a lot of running and stuff. Okay, I just want to backtrack just a little bit. Eric Schweig. MP: Were they downplaying the Uncas/Alice relationship? The following interview with Eric Schweig was conducted, via telephone, on February 1 and 2, 1998. impact, and it's art imitating life and vice versa. And I just like the idea of, like I said before [in a previous conversation], reaching back into time and duplicating the mask and taking them back from the people who stole Most of the time I was either standing or running. I'm busy!". ES: Yeah, THE INDIAN. MP: OK, take all the movies you've been in if you could only be in one of them again, which one would it be? Eric Schweig The Missing Interview. Director: David Winning | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Tom Sizemore, Aleks Paunovic, Ami Dolenz 2. I: Do you think European women would have been able to stand such a life style? We won't have a leg to stand on Early life [ edit] Schweig was born in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. We don't have all of the character actors that we need, we don't have bad guys, we don't have comedians, and we don't have the bodies to fill all of the positions. Indians from all over the country, Canada just everywhere. They'll get a kick out of that. Eric was forthcoming and, we believe, candid in his responses; gracious, and willing to discuss everything we asked. Why do you think Blackstone is so popular? You can't put some little guy next to someone like Daniel Day-Lewis. MP: Please correct me if I'm getting the wrong assumptions here. E: I got along with everybody! MESSAGE BOARD, STOREFRONTS! Yeah, they cut that out, they must have. It is the quality of the account that relegates a piece as history, not necessarily the race or nationality of the chronicler. It was stupid not to! Things like that, you know, the time of day or whatever, but .. if you mean were we planning to strike up a business or something or go skydiving, or meet each other's family .. it was nothing They reminded me of me. Does he? There are a couple of words we just couldn't make out, indicated by a [??] ES: I got along with Russell. It's too bad that I was born out of abuse, but you know, that's how most of us are. 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? E: Oh, yeah. You seem to be down on period pieces because they cast Indians in loin cloths and stuff like that. Apparently they're shooting in Washington State. it's not that big a deal whether they're historically correct or not because they never can be. He's got a real character face. in place of the word. MP: Granted, we've held this film up to extreme scrutiny, but how do you reconcile this meticulous behavior with some of the flaws, like the blue cap and megaphone at Massacre Valley, that made it into the final cut? ES: Or even Vern. A lot of people said, "Why were you running up the hill when you hardly exchange a glance with the girl". E: Pretty good, thank you! Maybe Vern and I can take one of them out there. You have a rather large following. If you do good things, good things will happen. ES: I like playing bad guys. We haven't put anything on yet but we're planning on it. private or he was. Col. Dave Webster runs this thing out of Columbus, rights, or land claims, or any of that, you have to start healing yourself. We hope all who read this feel they've gained more insight, or a better MP: You know, in some ways though, contemporary pieces are worse because they're filled with all sorts of horrors and things that wouldn't happen in a million years. MP: Okay. E: No, I didn't. I've never been, well.. they treated me like royalty. Yeah, probably the Magua scrap was my favorite. There was really very little dialogue between the two of you, but, you both presented a very strong relationship on film despite the lack of dialogue. I wouldn't a half, two years ago, Jessica State . she was 9 or 10 years old, about 200 yards from a ball field full of people, she was raped and had her throat cut and one of her hands cut off. They were troubled kids. MP: As you know, our web site centers on The Last of the Mohicans. EARLY Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. People are treating kids like animals. MP: Well, you'll have to tell us about it because we've not seen it. 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. You were cut by a Huron. MP: Supposedly.. Uncas was. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS, ADOPTION SPEECH DELIVERED BY ERIC SCHWEIG. ES: There's one. So, the more contemporary films we can do and be allowed to be a part of society and society's subconscious, then the better it will be. E: The terrific points about the movie was the cinematography on the locations and the costumes. [Laughter]. Just a chance to. you can see it in them.. certain monologues that hit home with them. Gangster rap's fine for the individual who doesn't want to pick up a gun and . ES: Uhhh no.. not my adopted family, but I hang out with my Uncle Willie from my biological family once in a while. Eric Schweig is a Canadian actor of mixed Inuvialuk, Chippewa-Dene and German heritage. When you do that you really have to commit. AMAZON.COM/LOTM STOREFRONT. That It is hard to do this if someone is not interested in itmind, body and soul. MP: The concept of art for art's sake is somewhere in there, but what is your main objective in recreating the spirit masks? Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe were THE couple so they couldn't take away from them because that was the main interest. MP: To date, you've been in two movies with him, The Last of the Mohicans and The Broken Chain. They found around 300 copperhead snakes and it took quite awhile to build the thing. Then laughter] You know, And I love to be around the sets, learning things. 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