Right THERE! Perhaps much is taken out of context. There's these assholes running around kidnapping kids. A GUEST AT THE GREAT MOHICAN GATHERING OF 1999. Suddenly, surprisingly, Alice gives a look to her sister and jumps off after him. That's Andy Fraser. It starts with the individual person. Usually they paved the way so we didn't have much of a problem. He is of mixed race ( Inuvialuk, Chippewa - Dene and German). Massive games; twice the size of a football field and we are, Powwow Trail (2001- ) Episode: White Man's Indian Does he know that, in fact, all these characters are not based on fiction? He's the guy that showed us how to edged sword because for one thing they kept the masks in really good shape. Eric Schweig was born in Inuvik, Canada, on 19 June 1967. In COLOR! Born: June 19th 1967 Height: 6'2 Weight: 210lbs Eyes: brn Hair: blk Marital Status: none Heritage/Tribe: Inuit/German country: Canada But period pieces have always been, and always will be, because of their way of Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. They just. a lot of it was really dark but it was incredible. MP: It seems sort of a bad time for a love scene anyway at that stage of the filming. A third manolder, earringed and wearing an indigo shirtappears to be after the two younger men, who pause to scope the object of their pursuit. MOHICANS 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. 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 You know, bad things happened to me and I left home. and I did bad things. I guess it worked out. E: I'll stay in movies until I can get enough money to buy a ranch in Montana, live the life of a hermit get 10 or 15 dogs sounds good, doesn't it? I don't cut my hair for nobody!" [laughs] I don't know what They're very well ES: Yes, I'd rather be seen as an individual who chooses acting as a profession. STOREFRONT || And their dogs too. But I made the bottom of the mask protrude a little bit more. You know. psychopaths running around. MP: That was the next question. Nothing like that . Although I was forcibly detached from my Inuit culture I always knew I was Inuit in my heart and I knew I had a real mother somewhere. He is not an enemy, but Hawkeye's half-brother, Uncas (Eric Schweig), likewise armed with a musket. Year by year. MP: It looks real good. I am a resource assistant for youth, I work in the street. ignorance. E: Very, very hot and sticky and it rained a lot. love interest. 10 followers . They sort of fashioned him after Tony Soprano, I think. But it was us, except going over the waterfalls. So. you know, we've got to take advantage of it and they'll have nothing left short of Last of the Dog Men which is a ludicrous concept for a film about ES: Yeah, absolutely. . I: So you made the movie in Richmond: now what? They both have the same kind of drive so it was pretty funny. 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? But when Daniel walks into the Huron village he almost gets his brains knocked out. I walked the streets with holes in my shoes and I stood in line at soup kitchens. Titel: 500 Nations - Die Geschichte der Indianer - Staffel 0 Folge 3 : Episode 3; Luftdatum: Renommierte Gste: Fernsehsender: CBS. 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. I would. That, though, can go on endlessly. to see that kind of ugliness but it's the truth. They could stand around and get suntanned. It comes from people not talking to their elders and not listening to them. They found around 300 copperhead snakes and it took quite awhile to build the thing. He was ALWAYS doing that. In fact, he stayed at that, not a chateau What's the name of that Probably the fort scenes. 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, How would he feel if film directors did not use native people in native roles? Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Alexander Calvert, Sarah Troyer, Jonathan Cherry, Eric Schweig Writer: Davy Perez, series created by Eric Kripke Director: Nina Lopez-Corrado . They were troubled kids. There's this woman Claudia who's the MP: If they remain in a family setting, or beyond that even, where they feel their worth, I guess they'll remain very vibrant? All of this helps a lot in my performance. It was shot in Vancouver and I talked to Wes after he finished it. [Laughs] They're not making Spaghetti Westerns. So, by the time 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: Well, that's hard to say because mostly all I did was run. MP: Alice, played by Jodhi May, was obviously your love interest. trains action stars in the use of different tactical weapons. E: Yes, with the Indians. MP: We've heard about those. Like the kiss between Hawkeye and Cora? 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. MP: I imagine they do! 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. there's such a thing as senility. And they wanted us to have shaved heads. Most of the time I was either standing or running. ES: No, I haven't. Gregory Harrison . Copyright 1997 - 2020 by an Inuit duo! The general public doesn't like You can't put some little guy next to someone like Daniel Day-Lewis. before it was a tad more difficult than we'd anticipated. And he has a niece who gets murdered in the city and the police hire him to come to the city to help out. Should you instead be seen simply as an individual who has chosen acting as a profession? Apparently they're shooting in Washington State. 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. MUSINGS || It was a real pleasure to have the opportunity to talk with Eric. Not just a regular 20th century guy? We're working on it. 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. MP: So, on the set then, he would just do a scene and then go off by himself? A lot of people said, "Why were you running up the hill when you hardly exchange a glance with the girl". I: Do you think it's promoting your career in the way you would like it to? Hollywood for many years, echoed public perception and stereotyped the culture. AMAZON.COM/LOTM STOREFRONT. Our intent is not to criticize or alienate, rather to wonder why? E: Yes, but I got restless. ES: I like playing bad guys. They took it to the extreme with Last of the Dog Men, which is ludicrous! E: I've been with PRIME TALENT for about three years and they audition all over the United States and Canada. He was in good humor throughout. I like walking with my gun and my dogs in the woods near here. I used to hate it but I got used to them after awhile. Col. Dave Webster runs this thing out of Columbus, Enjoy! I: How do you feel about Indians being depicted in films by white people, in earlier movies? Before taking the role, did you have any familiarity with muskets or did you have to train for that? Senility is a social disease. COURIER || MP: And as opposed to what you do .. acting . doesn't that put you in the spotlight? Director: David Winning | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Tom Sizemore, Aleks Paunovic, Ami Dolenz 2. I believe you have been growing it for eight years? ES: Tell them, "Thanks for your support. Other than that, everybody got along. Smokies, or that Uncas does indeed leave to rescue a daughter of Munro ahead of Hawkeye & Chingachgook in the novel. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS Just a cop. Because it took so long to shoot, six months to shoot that and so many things went on. 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? Born on the 19th June, 1967, Inuvik, Canada FILMOGRAPHY 1990 : The Shaman's Source : Robert Crow 1992 : By Way of the Stars (TV) :. I was born in Inuvik NWT in 1967 and moved south to Ontario with my adoptive family in the early 70s. ES: No, not when I was there. E: Oh, yeah. He seems like a good guy. MP: So, I get the impression you didn't like Red River much. He's a hard worker. Okay, I just want to backtrack just a little bit. They'll suck all ES: If I'm not working, yep! You know, if you get beaten down for so long and then you What was your relationship like with those two actors? Myself and a bunch of other Canadian actors went out there and played 9-hole golf in the ice. So, beyond that, .. we gotta get with it. [Laughter] We just stood there with those guys. So we can .. now we have them. EARLY The Indian guys were okay. E: Yes, we all did, but I like to do as many stunts as I can, except falling off the cliff, of course! MOVIE TITLE: The Last of the Mohicans. He's normal. It's going to be released here so just brace yourself. That's where their home is and we're fighting over her 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. ES: Yeah, Wes was cool. but you couldn't cradle it as well. It was huge. You know, he hung out and he talked to . anybody. We hope all who read this feel they've gained more insight, or a better I don't mind period pieces as long as it's something positive and not negative. As you've read in the interview, a film project is likely to materialize. MP: Have you remained in contact with either one? It's there with each of these kids, though, and they'll carry that with them. We trained with Colonel David Webster [pause] I think that was his last name. I'm not an Indian actor. He will muscle people or threaten them, he is duplicitous and two-faced when he has to be. Faye Marie. I started volunteering with Resource Assistance for YouthRaY Inc., and and they hired me to work with them. So, by the time ES: Well, you know, it's a period piece. And the colors. the picture that was taken of this mask, the colors were a bit off. But when someone shouts at me, I shout back! of the interview, we felt comfortable with him, and he with us. SOUNDTRACK || Each mask represented various animals and they contained a lot It was kind of disappointing because it fit right in. I told Vern about that. ES: Well, no. MP: Yeah, Chimney Rock. private or he was. effects - without our expressed, written permission, constitutes copyright We find the content startling in several regards, and will comment, at length, following the conclusion of the interview. 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 When you do that you really have to commit. We were shooting assault shotguns together, and flintlocks, and hanging out getting to know each other. GATHERINGS || PATHFINDING || Does he realize that all history is written from a viewpoint? GATHERINGS || 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. on our Book Store page. Or do you instead allow your own mood, your color preferences .. that sort of thing, to blend with tradition and then the result being a unique It's a shame we [Indian actors] haven't been given the opportunity to well, you know, Wes is doing really good. You've known him as Uncas. I: Was it all shot outdoors or were there any indoor shots, i.e., like the cabin scene? Guide book STILL That MP: Are the original masks, the ones you are recreating are they in museums in Russia? E: Well, they are using real Indians now. The battle scenes were spectacular! Certainly, we have a new found appreciation for interviewers! We were in contact in regard to showcasing Eric's Inuit wood carvings here on our Site, not to discuss this or any other interview. COURIER || It could have been developed more. Directing them, casting them, and what not.. but. so that's what I'd really like to see. Do you really feel as though you're making a departure from yourself? We realize many of you are huge Eric Schweig fans. Thanks, Eric. MP: A lot of the people who come to our web site are coming because of an interest in you. I: Where there any significant problems with the movie? Hollywood will flog it to death. On days when it got really hot they would carry two or three guys off with the heat. 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