Separate things at the same time . Yeah, i mean, its awkward for me, just because, you know, as a person, i hate to wear that, even though some people identify that. But its good to make work; i mean, thats what it comes down to. Its good to make work, and for me, its just as an artist not as a native person or an american person, but as an artist its important to make things that kind of explore, you know, who we are as americans, who i am as a native american, what tribalism means, and so thats all just, you know, part of it. Hinojosa you, though. The film that everybody has seen Smoke Signals was extraordinary, because it was the first feature film directed by a native american director that made it to national release. Had a huge following; in fact, you said that the film kind of went on and on and on. Yeah. Hinojosa . For a long time. What was the impact of Smoke Signals, now that you stand back and kind of look at it . You know, the funny thing is that myself and Sherman Alexie,
Time . Yeah, i mean, its awkward for me, just because, you know, as a person, i hate to wear that, even though some people identify that. But its good to make work; i mean, thats what it comes down to. Its good to make work, and for me, its just as an artist not as a native person or an american person, but as an artist its important to make things that kind of explore, you know, who we are as americans, who i am as a native american, what tribalism means, and so thats all just, you know, part of it. Hinojosa you, though. The film that everybody has seen Smoke Signals was extraordinary, because it was the first feature film directed by a native american director that made it to national release. Had a huge following; in fact, you said that the film kind of went on and on and on. Yeah. Hinojosa . For a long time. What was the impact of Smoke Signals, now that you stand back and kind of look at it . You know, the funny thing is that myself and Sherman Alexie, the writer of Smoke Signals,
Time . Yeah, i mean, its awkward for me, just because, you know, as a person, i hate to wear that, even though some people identify that. But its good to make work; i mean, thats what it comes down to. Its good to make work, and for me, its just as an artist not as a native person or an american person, but as an artist its important to make things that kind of explore, you know, who we are as americans, who i am as a native american, what tribalism means, and so thats all just, you know, part of it. Hinojosa you, though. The film that everybody has seen Smoke Signals was extraordinary, because it was the first feature film directed by a native american director that made it to national release. Had a huge following; in fact, you said that the film kind of went on and on and on. Yeah. Hinojosa . For a long time. What was the impact of Smoke Signals, now that you stand back and kind of look at it . You know, the funny thing is that myself and Sherman Alexie, the writer of Smoke Signals,