Gorgeous Men. But we took care of them! MP: Then they'll be there for future generations? I am just concerned that whoever is doing it is pulling their weight. Personal use on your own home PC is permissible! MP: Okay, many people are sincerely anxious to see you in more films. 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. LINKS understanding of who Eric is. He opens up about the joys and challenges of being a new foster caregiver to two siblings. ES: Something I'm considering. 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. There's not enough of us. So, pretty soon, if you start looking inside yourself for It was a real pleasure to have the opportunity to talk with Eric. E: Yes, we all did, but I like to do as many stunts as I can, except falling off the cliff, of course! Or, at least wonder why he says it! shoot. ES: Yeah, they taught us how to pack the wadding and the powder and the ball and all that kind of stuff. MP: You're welcome. People either love it or they hate it and that's what you want. Should you instead be seen simply as an individual who has chosen acting as a profession? I: Yes, I guess that's a little difficult to survive. Where are you? And the colors. the picture that was taken of this mask, the colors were a bit off. MOHICAN PRESS Hollywood for many years, echoed public perception and stereotyped the culture. MP: It seems sort of a bad time for a love scene anyway at that stage of the filming. 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. What else? MP: Would you describe yourself as a private person? This is "Eric Schweig Demo 2016" by Eric Schweig on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. You know, that's the impression people have. Our intent is not to criticize or alienate, rather to wonder why? Of Inuit and German descent, Eric Schweig is the star player of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Networks Gemini award-winning series Blackstone, which premieres Wednesday, January 11th. Master Carver Eric Schweig (Ray Dean Thrasher) learned under the tutelage of renowned Tahltan carver Vern Etzerza. I was born in Inuvik NWT in 1967 and moved south to Ontario with my adoptive family in the early 70s. Personal use on your own home PC is permissible! These kids were so awesome, they just blew me away. I: Do you think European women would have been able to stand such a life style? You know, you gotta start somewhere and they're starting small but they're starting. I don't like to refer to it as a reference. ], MP: [Laughing!] You should do a mask. Interviewing is something we hadn't done MP: Do you think society all societies. have lost their sense of nurturing and protecting. or seeing children for what they are? I: Have you seen the whole film unedited? MP: Have you had any contact with her since filming LOTM? Copyright 1997 - 2020 by Just throw out a couple of opinions on working with her. So, beyond that, .. we gotta get with it. I used to hate it but I got used to them after awhile. I thought it would stink! You know .. especially the people that buy them. So what was it like to work with Michael Mann? ES: Well, that's hard to say because mostly all I did was run. I: Well, that explains that! So, no, not to me. Out of all the scenes that you did, what was the most difficult? MP: Okay. ES: Yeah, but I understand the reason why. ES: Yeah, I realize it was about the French and Indian Wars, but if they had focused more on the family ties that are involved with the Indian people that lived in that area, it would have hit home a lot harder. [Laughing! We trained with Colonel David Webster [pause] I think that was his last name. You seem to be down on period pieces because they cast Indians in loin cloths and stuff like that. You know what? We're working on it. A film that tries to cover too much historical ground at least 40 years in too little screen time and winds up becoming a bore because of it. MP: Cast as the Indian all the time, but you'd prefer to be offered a role because you're a good actor? Eric Schweig The Missing Interview. Yeah, probably the Magua scrap was my favorite. So, that's good to see. 10 followers . I try to say this to kids: It has to do with that fear of success. 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, I know I think it's called Across Continents, something like that, but it's [picture of the mask] right on the cover of it. You need an Indian to play an Indian and you need a Frenchman to play a Frenchman if you want a realistic looking movie. MP: Personally, I think he was deserving of an Academy Award for his work in The Last of the Mohicans. [Sad voice. There is an endless amount of historical fact they dredge up from the past and twist it around and suck all the blood out of Indian people to paint their own pictures. And it seems to me, we could have been more of a family unit. He was in good humor throughout. ES: There's about 14 or 15 kids in it and we get together.. actually, I'm waiting for some plays to come in to a local bookstore here. We go down to the gym and I just. my girlfriend and I, we look around for different monologues and scenes for There was a golf tournament out there. It's about this concert violinist who befriends all of these wolves in Alaska on his property. I didn't have to say that much, just stand around tapping my feet. Yeah, it's the most horrible death scene that I've ever done. I never met my biological mother. In an interview with ICTMN, Schweig discussed life experiences that have helped him to play his role in Blackstone, his belief in giving back to the community, and how he has obtained such success in his career. That was fun. They were doing illegal tampering with time cards, skimming hours off time cards and the make-up artists went on strike. So, when you carve .. are you trying to recreate an exact image of another mask? Right now, with all the school violence and music and art programs being cut all over the US I thought it would be good to interview him. I've never been, well.. they treated me like royalty. You know. psychopaths running around. In fact, he stayed at that, not a chateau What's the name of that I didn't know the Russians, the Europeans, came from the west coast. ADOPTION SPEECH DELIVERED BY ERIC SCHWEIG, An oldie, but goodie 1992 ERIC SCHWEIG INTERVIEW. Sometimes on the set they have raunchy attitudes and I'd rather be away from it. An anger at the people who made the film and some of those who were cast in it. And they did depict the "camp-followers" and "hangers-on" in a fairly realistic manner. 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. MP: Well, a lot of people feel put out! All of this helps a lot in my performance. E: Yes, with the Indians. He opens up about the joys and challenges of being a new foster caregiver to two siblings. They scratched the money together and made T-shirts. But you know, it's expected. In an interview with ICTMN, Schweig discussed life experiences that have helped him to play his role in Blackstone, his belief in giving back to the community, and how he has obtained such success in his career. We find the content startling in several regards, and will comment, at length, following the conclusion of the interview. What was your relationship like with those two actors? It's pretty good. you see a lot of them come out of their MP: Are the original masks, the ones you are recreating are they in museums in Russia? If they take VERY good care of them you know. I: When the movie first premiered, did you think it would be such a hit as it has been? And if he could magnify that with a damned megaphone, he was happy as hell. It is hard to do this if someone is not interested in itmind, body and soul. I've been around horses. COURIER || And so, it has to start with YOU. His filmographic credentials include a slew of TV series such as . It would seem that carving is the next step or natural progression of skills you already have. There is no question that the American Indians have been one of the most mistreated peoples in history, certainly on this continent. ES: Yeah, they couldn't have two different love stories going on at once. SCRIPT || COLLECTIBLES || Okay . You were born in Inuvik? We love his portrayal of Uncas. It starts with the individual person. in place of the word. Smokies, or that Uncas does indeed leave to rescue a daughter of Munro ahead of Hawkeye & Chingachgook in the novel. When Dances With Wolves came out, the whole thing, it just blew the doors wide open for period pieces about Indian people. "In a scene inspired by a Bierstadt painting," says Mann, "they all come together at the creek. MP: Compared to other directors you've worked with since Michael Mann, how does he fit in to the over all mold of the other directors? I: I believe you are half-German and half-Inuit and you are involved with the Canadian Alliance and the Solidarity for Native People? I lived in hostels and I was an alcoholic until 14 years ago. Put us into 1992 along with everyone else. 1997 - 2020 by HISTORY || In the past, a hundred years ago, we would watch our toddlers, and what they had predisposition for doing. Should a dark Italian be cast as a blue-eyed Swede? The way you're describing it doesn't really sound like the scene that was originally MP: Were they downplaying the Uncas/Alice relationship? Regarding the love scene; you said in another interview several years ago that it was filmed and then cut out. ES: Oh You know, I can't remember. No one wants to see this all the time. 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. 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). you have to bring to the forefront. E: Something like that. Just go ahead and tell me how you feel about that. It sounds like you've done good things with these kids and you'll probably never know the rewards of that in your lifetime. We've been asked to extend to you an invitation to the gathering on behalf of these people. And it was one of the six. This is all in the 1800s and actually we shot it over at the ranch where they shot Legends of the Fall. Well, I did in '92. He was just all work, then go home. Since his feature debut in the 1990 drama The Shamans Source, Schweig has made an impressive mark on the acting world in such productions as Squanto: A Warriors Tale, The Scarlet Letter, Ron Howards The Missing, Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story, Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis, Cashing In, Casino Jack, and the Emmy-winning Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. I said "You know what? We won't have a leg to stand on . Mostly it was an hour and a half long sprint! They took it to the extreme with Last of the Dog Men, which is ludicrous! Could you do me a favor? Historical films will always be. Probably in a little while. but, I'll get the script in You know? We hope all who read this feel they've gained more insight, or a better We don't want to attack his words. What did you guys feel, or you personally, when you were filming those scenes? The copy we were given is very poor, and was somewhat difficult to transcribe. And try to teach them to watch out for the warning signs. ES: You know what? Glad we did! Try to balance it, you know.. go 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 Regarding Vern They sort of fashioned him after Tony Soprano, I think. They can get egotistical. There's this woman Claudia who's the 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 They reminded me of me. ES: Tell them, "Thanks for your support. Eric Schweig. That's how it has to be; even Freddy Krueger was the bastard son of 1000 maniacs. I'll do it. Well, like I said, Red River has received a lot of attention in Europe and people have described it as beautiful. it to them. I: You mentioned earlier about your hair. It's jacked up obviously for television so the story is more interesting. Eric Schweig is a Canadian actor of mixed Inuvialuk, Chippewa-Dene and German heritage. They do them and it comes right from of symbolic imagery. good idea to have one of your masks displayed in the vicinity. There are a couple of words we just couldn't make out, indicated by a [??] MP: Yeah, Chimney Rock. Did you ever get a feeling of really being in that GATHERINGS || MP: Well, you'll have to tell us about it because we've not seen it. Rather spontaneously, a gathering of LOTM fans has been planned. MP: Do you have any relationship with your family? So, they did film something and obviously you AMAZON.COM/LOTM STOREFRONT. 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. MP: Throughout the film there is featured some terrific landscapes. But Russell Means (Chingachgook) said, "NO, I'm an Indian. That's because people listen to them. E: The only stage shot was the waterfall and the cave. Unfortunately, people just eat that stuff up! So we can .. now we have them. I: I saw the movie three times and honed in on the role of Uncas. The James Fenimore Cooper book was fiction! I: Was there another person in your canoe one that wasn't scripted? But they didn't! 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? Zusammenfassung: An interview with the director of the series. Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. He's a really funny guy. 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. Was it meant to be like that? It's also the truth that you have to do something about it. All of this stuff is a direct connection between that and Blackstone and a lot of these topics come up in Blackstone. Also the music by Daniel Lanois, a French-Canadian composer. No, we don't have "Red River"! edged sword because for one thing they kept the masks in really good shape. Most of that was because there were so many people in there all the time. Both musical pieces heard during this interview are by Tudjaat, MP: The vehicle that has placed you before the public eye is, of course, The Last of the Mohicans. Madeleine Stowe. just dump you off and you're there. I see a lot of people who look all over the place for answers, except inside themselves. They could stand around and get suntanned. E: I would go on and on about the things that were wrong in the movie. I'll see you at the movies.". We need to come together as a global indigenous community. Each mask represented various animals and they contained a lot Where's Marion? I: Was it all shot outdoors or were there any indoor shots, i.e., like the cabin scene? I'm not trying to be antagonistic. That's where their home is and we're fighting over her He is corrupt and if he can't get what he wants done one way, he'll get it done another. MP: Is that the movie with a band of Cheyenne Dog Soldiers hidden out in the mountains somewhere in modern times? Filled up with all those bodies in there.. in the fort. This may be bad energy but it is energy nonetheless and that is power. MP: He's been real busy.. doing quite well. E: This was a part of the thing that didn't get developed properly. I walked the streets with holes in my shoes and I stood in line at soup kitchens. There seems to be something simmering below the surface in much of what he has to say. How would you compare the role to others you've played? She is the New York-based writer/podcast editor for Filmoria and film contributor at The Interrobang. We haven't put anything on yet but we're planning on it. EARLY 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. Gangster rap's fine for the individual who doesn't want to pick up a gun and . Has Eric ever heard of "running the gauntlet"? there's such a thing as senility. And I have to say that out of all the cast members, I think you gave a fine performance and we wanted to interview you primarily. HISTORY || MP: Though we feel The Last of the Mohicans is your best film, certainly the most popular MP: I sense a certain dissatisfaction within you regarding that film. ES: Yes! out but don't stay out too late. before it was a tad more difficult than we'd anticipated. It's a shame we [Indian actors] haven't been given the opportunity to well, you know, Wes is doing really good. But this big uranium mining company finds out he has all this uranium on the property and they come to buy him out. There were also a few scenes cut out that should not have been. 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