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Growing up with sexual abuse and having to be in gangs and dealing with my own trauma; finding the cultural identity when I was 16, and learning those traditional ways saved me from hurting myself.

Adam Beach

This movie shows that perspective from Scott’s character, and I love it. It shows the American Indians as the ones who respect and help out when people are needed. It’s a nice little twist.
ADAM BEACH

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When faced with structural injustice, especially in the form of oppressive military occupations,
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Energy Especially Faced Military Occupation Oppressive Structural
Acting for me was an escape and it wasn’t until Smoke Signals that made me realize that acting is a personal development and challenge to grow.
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Acting Escape Job Made Real Realize Sadness Smoke
We [Americans] have a historical trauma when it comes to the past relationships when it comes to Native Americans and the history of how America was created.
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Come Country Historical Native Nice Relationship War
Ever since I started acting, I’ve always spoken to our people about identity. I’ve spoken to kids, telling them: “Where do I get my strength to push through the barriers to get me where I’m at today? It’s my culture and my traditions, you know?
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Acting Always Identity Kid People Spoken Started
After that movie I said, “Y’know what, I have to realistically wear my emotions now when I do a job. That’s gotta be as real as it gets. It’s not just dialogue anymore.”
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We have to know that they exist and we have to take care of those traumas and learn to heal from them.
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I’m not gonna fall. I’m tired of falling. I’m tired of seeing our people fall. I don’t believe in failure.
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Believe Children Fail Fall Falling People Seeing Tired
I carry two traditional pipes and I sing my songs and pray that us as human beings treat each other with respect. So when it came to trying to portray a connection on screen, that’s what you see.
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Carry Human Being Pipe Pray Song Traditional Trying Two
Success isn’t about the biggest house in the world. Success is about loving your family, taking care of your child.
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Biggest Care Child Family House Loving Success Taking
I could be a ninja, I could be a pirate or I could be in a play y’know.
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Aim Create Creativity Desire Ninja Pirate Play Willing Wish
I do a lot of inspirational talks for kids, to motivate them to change their lives and give them hope.
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And I hope a lot of people get a sense of that; not to take away that we also have that warrior spirit.
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Hope Human Being Natural People Respect Warrior World
Well to me growing, up I’ve had my own psychological war with my parents dying at such a young age. My mother was killed by a drunk driver, then two months later my father drowned.
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Dying Growing Hurt Mother Parent Psychological Up
Growing up with sexual abuse and having to be in gangs and dealing with my own trauma; finding the cultural identity when I was 16, and learning those traditional ways saved me from hurting myself.
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Abuse Dealing Finding Gang Growing Hurting Sexual Teenage Touch Trauma Up
We [Native Americans] respect being human beings, but also the natural and spiritual world and I thought that came across wonderfully
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Growing up with sexual abuse and having to be in gangs and dealing with my own trauma; finding the cultural identity when I was 16, and learning those traditional ways saved me from hurting myself.

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