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There were guys from all over the place. Other than that, everybody got along. They took it to the extreme with Last of the Dog Men, which is ludicrous! ES: Yeah, I just get a real charge out of it.. so does anybody who's listening. When you do that you really have to commit. . You see a lot of people, like I was telling Gail the other day, you see the PMRC , the Parents Music Resource Center, and Tipper Gore and her butt head husband and they're running around bands like Marilyn Manson, and they're banning them from All of a sudden they just start busting out. Fortunately, we have the type of material that forces you to be into it and serious, otherwise you would just come across as phony. We had a love scene that was cut out. Hollywood will flog it to death. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS Copyright 1997 - 2020 by It will be cool because it will be the first time I'll be on a set and.. abstaining. It's also the truth that you have to do something about it. You downgrade, or downplay, other situations in a movie in order to boost you know, like it or not Madeleine Stowe and Daniel Day-Lewis were the stars in that and that's what A few final comments. Eric Schweig was born in Inuvik, Canada, on 19 June 1967. MP: Were they downplaying the Uncas/Alice relationship? They're supposed to look for stuff like that and make sure it's not in there. it pure business, more or less? MP: Cast as the Indian all the time, but you'd prefer to be offered a role because you're a good actor? 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. I lived in Toronto, which is right next to the Six Nations reserve. There were also a few scenes cut out that should not have been. MOHICAN PRESS Did you feel close? passionate, heartfelt, and poignantly expressed. They would have liked to have seen that scene kept in or at least the relationship more developed, alongside Hawkeye and Cora's. Was there a challenge or was it a likeable role for you? MP: Is this role already accepted or is it something you're considering? the least. MP: Do you have any relationship with your family? Okay . You were born in Inuvik? Some of my friends are Mohawks. 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. He opens up about the joys and challenges of being a new foster caregiver to two siblings. That, though, can go on endlessly. Even at night. scripted, which was more than "puppy love". 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. E: There are six different nations in the Mohawk nation. I love jamming. Yeah, I love playing blues. Born: June 19th 1967 Height: 6'2 Weight: 210lbs Eyes: brn Hair: blk Marital Status: none Heritage/Tribe: Inuit/German country: Canada And that works to create a well-rounded villain. Or, at least wonder why he says it! He can do a lot of stuff with his looks. SCRIPT || different states and different coliseums .. and they're harmless! I never met my biological mother. out but don't stay out too late. He also creates his own designs and concepts. a couple of days and then meet the director, I guess. And try to teach them to watch out for the warning signs. 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. The Cliff Trails. You can find some of his films, including his two favorites, "Tom and Huck" and "Pontiac Moon", listed Now you see movies like Dances With Wolves or The Last of the Mohicans and there is some attempt to show Indian people as people, so when my little girl says to me, while pointing to YOU, "That's one of the good guys", you've done MP: The scenes filmed at Cameron's Cabin; you've got the night scene when you guys gather around the table, then the next day when the Lt. is trying to recruit colonials to support the British Army, and then later on, when you guys revisit the cabin and We come from two different distinct worlds. They were in the islands? MP: He's got quite a reputation for really getting into his roles. MESSAGE BOARD, STOREFRONTS! Would it be accurate to say you're attracted to the arts in general? I didn't think it would make this much money! I don't know what Russell's up to. I think we were there till you know, we started at like 6 or 7 in the morning on the first day. But unfortunately, the camera doesn't capture it; you just see my feet sticking up. Was she on the set all the time? What was your relationship like with those two actors? You know what? it's not that big a deal whether they're historically correct or not because they never can be. MP: Okay, many people are sincerely anxious to see you in more films. That's not to say we weren't the answers, and everybody does that well, basically as human beings we know the difference between right and wrong. [Laugh]. to see that kind of ugliness but it's the truth. They wanted to keep it up, but it wasn't that sound and they had to take it apart. ES: Yes, I'd rather be seen as an individual who chooses acting as a profession. I've been around horses. I thought I was forgotten, apparently not. Those guys running around in the wool were so uncomfortable. 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. ES: Madeleine.. She was fine, you know. it to them. He is such an integral part of our favorite movie. I see a lot of people who look all over the place for answers, except inside themselves. 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. It's jacked up obviously for television so the story is more interesting. They worked everybody like dogs, so that was the only beef anyone had. MP: Well, I'll tell you what, if you said you'd consider it I think they'd say "anything"! One of the six and French, so that they could talk amongst themselves. 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 And, you know, it's the But there was some kind of beef with the production company and the North Carolina tourism division. You have a rather large following. Guide book STILL We've been asked to extend to you an invitation to the gathering on behalf of these people. But I made the bottom of the mask protrude a little bit more. We wish him a lot of success in all his endeavors and thank him for taking the time to speak They employed 250 carpenters and they smacked it all up. MP: I hate to tell you this but it's supposed to be released over here, real soon, in English. He'd rap with the extras and . anybody who was around. Rather spontaneously, a gathering of LOTM fans has been planned. I now work with homeless people in Winnipeg, Manitobawe feed them and clothe them. We hung out with him a lot. I don't like to refer to it as a reference. ES: There's one. That's why they cut that love scene out. I have done bit parts in Bordertown and The Black Stallion. Available - Free Downloads Only! Besides that, he's a pretty private person. One of our problems is finding a voice and speaking up, speaking out really loud too, if you want to. ES: Yeah, they taught us how to pack the wadding and the powder and the ball and all that kind of stuff. MP: Yeah, it was a good scene. That's what I love about it. Have you seen the movie? All they had to do was put at the end of the movie, " All these characters are based on fiction". I'd go in there and buy 50 CDs at a time. He's the guy that showed us how to Let us digress we very much want to like Eric Schweig. Faye Marie. 30 below weather. Regarding the love scene; you said in another interview several years ago that it was filmed and then cut out. It would never have happened! ES: Oh, that took all night. Most of that was because there were so many people in there all the time. We were shooting [?? So, no, not to me. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS infringement! The general public doesn't like EARLY MP: What WAS filmed? But after practicing, after a ES: No, I haven't actually. You know. psychopaths running around. MP: Do you recall any special problems that were presented by the rugged terrain that LOTM was filmed in? 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. I would. I: Well, obviously you did most of all the work yourself, but did you have a stunt person? Both musical pieces heard during this interview are by Tudjaat, I was adopted at six months of age. MP: Yeah! mask each and every time? People in New Zealand are getting this program but people in Seattle can't watch it. I: Have you seen the whole film unedited? MP: And if the opportunity arose, and it was a role you liked, would you work with him again? But it was us, except going over the waterfalls. You know what? ES: Yeah, all up and down there; all over here. Where are you? Could you do me a favor? I haven't seen him in a bit, but I like to hang out with him once in a while but, that's about it. The following interview with Eric Schweig was conducted, via telephone, on February 1 and 2, 1998. Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. How would you compare the role to others you've played? I: Well, I was thinking more along the lines of your [??] I like walking with my gun and my dogs in the woods near here. You've said previously that you've worked with wood since you were "knee-high" and that it was something that came naturally to you. [More laughter]. 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. of symbolic imagery. What's he like on the set?" Well, I did in '92. If there was a young boy who could not keep his hands off his father's or uncles' hunting implements and then he whined when they went out hunting, chances were that thats what he wanted to do. ES: I can see old Asheville. 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 . A GUEST AT THE GREAT MOHICAN GATHERING OF 1999. A lot of people said, "Why were you running up the hill when you hardly exchange a glance with the girl". And, if there should be any activism it should be to talk to kids you see, if you're going to solve a lot of the problems within the Indian community, as far as civil 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. That's where their home is and we're fighting over her People either love it or they hate it and that's what you want. Yeah, you know, I am a good guy. ES: Yeah. To Continue Reading Our Interview With Eric Schweig, Move On To: PART 2: ERIC SCHWEIG: AN INTERVIEW. MP: If they remain in a family setting, or beyond that even, where they feel their worth, I guess they'll remain very vibrant? We don't want to attack his words. Please Note: This interview is the property of Mohican Press. I believe you have been growing it for eight years? He is a film critic and writes the #NativeNerd column. No one wants to see this all the time. Nobody gives a Okay, you're a carver, an actor, a musician, and a drama coach. Perhaps much is taken out of context. Historical films will always be. I don't know. But you know who they don't ban? It's sort of, if you think about it, it kind of leaves the audience going, "How did all these guys I'll see you at the movies.". Indians.. one of the worst. The James Fenimore Cooper book was fiction! Interviewing is something we hadn't done Yeah, they're making they're redeeming themselves. 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. That's why we had, sometimes, 15 or 16 hour days. He is of mixed race ( Inuvialuk, Chippewa - Dene and German). MP: And as opposed to what you do .. acting . doesn't that put you in the spotlight? They promote it. I've always been into that, ever since I was a kid. You have to have some sort of sympathy or empathy for villains like otherwise. But there are so many questions we would like to ask of him! HISTORY || MP: How do feel about being cast in the real-life role of Indian activist? I encourage kids to do this now. ES: [Laughter] Yeah! I'm not trying to be antagonistic. 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, Early life [ edit] Schweig was born in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. ES: I like playing bad guys. We, and certainly your fans, appreciate it. 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. edged sword because for one thing they kept the masks in really good shape. I guess we swayed public opinion since then but I haven't heard of it. find your voice, man, you can't shut up! Not necessarily on a compassionate level because I wouldn't describe Andy Fraser as a compassionate character. We have them back and now we can take care of them. They sort of fashioned him after Tony Soprano, I think. ES: Yeah. ], 45's and shot guns. STOREFRONT || ES: Well, that's hard to say because mostly all I did was run. 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. Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. So, when you carve .. are you trying to recreate an exact image of another mask? There were so many locations. MP: What did you think of her being there? People are treating kids like animals. ES: Yeah, as opposed to a few years ago, it's reasonably quiet, yeah. Right THERE! And it has a real There are some we really WISH we asked. As you've read in the interview, a film project is likely to materialize. It's so big. Deidre phoned me up and told me . it's a contemporary thing where I play a sheriff. COURIER || ES: Yes! It was incredible. Available - Free Downloads Only! You know, what goes around comes around. So, beyond that, .. we gotta get with it. We invite your comments on our comments, or on the interview, on the E: I would go on and on about the things that were wrong in the movie. E: Very, very hot and sticky and it rained a lot. He's intense, too, so it was fun to watch the play between him and Michael Mann. ES: Yeah, absolutely. I: When you go down to L. A., do you mix in with the other actors or stay to yourself? Guide book STILL unless they start writing scripts about contemporary things. Available - Free Downloads Only! It was kind of disappointing because it fit right in. It's a DAMN sight better than movies they had in the 50s. And we had to do a lot of running and stuff. E: No, I don't! 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. MP: Why did you specifically choose the Inuit Spirit masks as the subject of your carvings? Did you ever get a feeling of really being in that All three of us stood there with them. A lot of elders are sharper than most 16 year olds 20 or 30, they're sharper than people half their age. She was pretty nice, Jodhi's mom. Ex mercenaries that have seen and done horrible things decide to retire and open up a used car lot. As a former foster child himself, he knows all too well the obstacles that youth can face when growing up in care. It was shot in Vancouver and I talked to Wes after he finished it. I: Was there another person in your canoe one that wasn't scripted? 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. I'll do it. ES: Uhmm. No, it wasn't a sex scene. ES: Uhhh no.. not my adopted family, but I hang out with my Uncle Willie from my biological family once in a while. ES: Well, you know, it's a period piece. When Dances With Wolves came out, the whole thing, it just blew the doors wide open for period pieces about Indian people. If you cultivate that, when he is 30 years old he would be the best possible asset for his community. COLLECTIBLES || Although at one point they wanted to shave everybody's hair off. So, that's good to see. I: The scene on the mountain when you run to save Alice at the end you didn't wait for Hawkeye and your father, as per the book? what makes it fun to watch. think I'd hesitate. ES: Oh yeah! The effect of the battle between you and Magua was very dramatic. For some, those are scenes that evoke a sense of the times more than any other .. they really hit you. He was somewhat reticent, probably because of the time lapse, about ES: Yeah, Wes was cool. MOHICAN PRESS It was probably [name omitted] He's the 1st AD. effects - without our expressed, written permission, constitutes copyright I was raised in the country so, you know, I didn't have any it didn't bother me in the least. life cycle. An anger at the people who made the film and some of those who were cast in it. Now, it is possible that there was more to the interview than that which made it to print. What was the most trying on you personally? there's such a thing as senility. ES: I liked killing all those guys on the side of the cliff. That would've been really cool if they'd have done that. effects - without our expressed, written permission, constitutes copyright PATHFINDING || E: Well, they are using real Indians now. I walked the streets with holes in my shoes and I stood in line at soup kitchens. There was a golf tournament out there. I love. ES: Well, we did boycott the set one day because all the extras were getting shit on. 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