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The general public doesn't like AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS A lot of these people are among your biggest fans, which is why many of them came to our web site in the first place. of symbolic imagery. I love Asheville. You've given a positive image of a Native American. understanding of who Eric is. He is such an integral part of our favorite movie. MP: He's been real busy.. doing quite well. It's all hard to fathom it goes against our grain. Have you seen the movie? MP: Okay, many people are sincerely anxious to see you in more films. Eric Schweig is a Canadian actor of mixed Inuvialuk, Chippewa-Dene and German heritage. Russell or Daniel? ES: Yeah. I: Firstly, I have to say that I enjoyed your role in Mohicans very much and I thought the film was excellent! In the past, a hundred years ago, we would watch our toddlers, and what they had predisposition for doing. I: Where there any significant problems with the movie? You have to have some sort of sympathy or empathy for villains like otherwise. Or, at least wonder why he says it! I try to say this to kids: It has to do with that fear of success. All I expect from anybodyand this is what I like about Blackstoneis that people on the show can do their job. Until Indian people can gain something of a creative role, then the cold hard facts about that, is that you need money. So I told everybody from the beginning. We were in Columbus, Georgia for about a month. It was a real pleasure to have the opportunity to talk with Eric. I: Yes, it does. MP: That was the next question. It's retarded. There's not enough of us. 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, So, by the time I had more fun in that one month than I did in principal photography! I: Have you seen the whole film unedited? Was she on the set all the time? But, take yourself. Ava Burnett. Can you turn it into a greater good by reaching out to those kids? They made me dive from one canoe to another. I said "You know what? It was kind of disappointing because it fit right in. You know I told everybody when this started. ES: Well, we did boycott the set one day because all the extras were getting shit on. Available - Free Downloads Only! First, how were you chosen for the role of Uncas? We have them back and now we can take care of them. It starts with the individual person. So, gradually it will get better and .. we won't be so misunderstood and maligned. I: I saw the movie three times and honed in on the role of Uncas. Do you have a message for these people? 10 followers . Guide book STILL I: What kind of qualities do you think they were looking for, that maybe you had that other people didn't? I really like it and I love shopping there. different states and different coliseums .. and they're harmless! I: Uncas comes over as the strong and silent character (minus the huge amount of dialogue), but the terrific expressions that you have throughout the film speak for you. MP: I understand you worked with horses in that film. It's a DAMN sight better than movies they had in the 50s. COURIER || So, by the time of the interview, we felt comfortable with him, and he with us. Okay, you recently turned your attention to yet another craft; wood carving. People are treating kids like animals. ES: Yes. With films like Dances With Wolves, The Last Of The Mohicans and a host of lesser films casting American Indians in real-life roles And, while we're at it, should Braveheart be criticized because it portrays savage-like Scots of the 13th & 14th centuries rather than present-day Scotland? It was probably him. We're heading out." I would. And if he could magnify that with a damned megaphone, he was happy as hell. Year by year. I love working with everyone on it. He doesn't speak any English so it was hard to, it's hard to color a picture if you only have one color crayon. MOHICANS Yeah, they're making they're redeeming themselves. ES: Yeah, but I understand the reason why. Guide book STILL Even in the 70s, or the 80s . the early 80s. It comes from people not talking to their elders and not listening to them. Even so, it seems to us, one simply must dispute much of what he says. A speech was given by actor-adoptee Eric Schweig on February 19, 1999 at the Vancouver Inner City Foster Care Conference. MUSINGS || In COLOR! SCRIPT || He is corrupt and if he can't get what he wants done one way, he'll get it done another. 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. MP: So, on the set then, he would just do a scene and then go off by himself? One of our problems is finding a voice and speaking up, speaking out really loud too, if you want to. Either your adopted or your natural family? AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS I don't know, that's the editor's fault. like boxing in a telephone booth. MP: We've read that you have been involved in a children's drama group. ES: Yeah, Wes was cool. Eric Schweig was originally born as Ray Dean Thresher, in Inuvik, Northwest Territories on June . MP: And as opposed to what you do .. acting . doesn't that put you in the spotlight? Some people actually got hurt. I don't believe I encourage kids to do this now. They were troubled kids. That's because people listen to them. They sort of fashioned him after Tony Soprano, I think. SCRIPT || MP: Okay, many people are sincerely anxious to see you in more films. That scene has repeatedly come up because following that, when you're getting your wound dressed by Cora ES: Oh yes. We're curious about Jodhi May's mother. . 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 MP: OK, take all the movies you've been in if you could only be in one of them again, which one would it be? If you're ever in Asheville, there's a guy that ran the restaurant downstairs from the hotel. Copyright 1997 - 2020 by Our impression of Eric Schweig was that he is gracious, friendly, humorous and sincere. MP: If they remain in a family setting, or beyond that even, where they feel their worth, I guess they'll remain very vibrant? the least. Nobody knows EXACTLY what went on. Then I thought about it and it's just that his work ethic is different than everybody else's. seen any film maker come up with. ES: I liked killing all those guys on the side of the cliff. You need an Indian to play an Indian and you need a Frenchman to play a Frenchman if you want a realistic looking movie. HISTORY || Eric was forthcoming and, we believe, candid in his responses; gracious, and willing to discuss everything we asked. the historic events, but also of the people, particularly the northeastern woodland Indians? So, anything contemporary, it doesn't matter. This is to be shot in Vancouver, if it all happens. Your character, Hawkeye, and Chingachgook. there seemed a sense of family. MP: So, most of what you've been offered, not just yourself, but with a lot of Indian people, . it's always "the Indian" role of a hundred or so years ago? 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 ES: He's more meticulous, he's a perfectionist to the power of 10. Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe were THE couple so they couldn't take away from them because that was the main interest. There's these assholes running around kidnapping kids. They could stand around and get suntanned. He runs Many Hawks Special Operations Camp in Columbus, Georgia where he That was a pain in the ass, to say MP: A lot of people have been coming to our web site and checking out your masks. SOUNDTRACK || Over near Lake James. They reminded me of me. It would be like a culture shock when Indians move into the city. But you know who they don't ban? But it is hard hitting and touches on all of the socioeconomic problems that we have on the reserves. SOUNDTRACK || He's got a real character face. Well, like I said, Red River has received a lot of attention in Europe and people have described it as beautiful. Okay . You were born in Inuvik? If there's any kind of panic, it started at the top with the producers. I didn't think it would make this much money! ES: You gotta put a little bit of that in there. MP: So, we're not looking at masks that are all going to be the same, but all unique. MP: Cast as the Indian all the time, but you'd prefer to be offered a role because you're a good actor? Why they go stir crazy and they forget . and they loose their memories? I'm getting a script in a couple of days. Those guys running around in the wool were so uncomfortable. I believe you have been growing it for eight years? Rick, I think. Most of the time I was either standing or running. Mostly it was an hour and a half long sprint! ignorance. MP: Throughout the film there is featured some terrific landscapes. Of course then he will do something that is sweet and redeeming. He's a really funny guy. She is the New York-based writer/podcast editor for Filmoria and film contributor at The Interrobang. 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. What sort of career advice do you have for kids interested in acting? He was one of the leaders of the 70-day siege at Wounded Knee in 1973, an incident which arose out of an AIM dispute with federal and tribal authorities. 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 Probably the fort scenes. Maybe Vern and I can take one of them out there. Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. MP: Any plans of showcasing them, or giving them their day in the sun? I don't mind period pieces as long as it's something positive and not negative. ES: I don't know, they should have stuck it in there. Not Chimney Rock was that Chimney Rock? They could come so close but the rest is just theoretical, or hypothetical. MOHICAN WWW BOARD. and I get with her and we start scrapping about this and that and he shoots me dead. E: Yes, with the Indians. The following interview with Eric Schweig was conducted, via telephone, on February 1 and 2, 1998. Please Note: This interview is the property of Mohican Press. People either love it or they hate it and that's what you want. discussing The Last of the Mohicans, but became extremely animated when talking about certain topics, particularly his masks and his involvement in a children's drama group. That's what I like to see. We went down to Columbus, Ga., for a month and trained in this anti-terrorist camp. We wish him a lot of success in all his endeavors and thank him for taking the time to speak I thought it would stink! Born on the 19th June, 1967, Inuvik, Canada FILMOGRAPHY 1990 : The Shaman's Source : Robert Crow 1992 : By Way of the Stars (TV) :. In COLOR! Our intent is not to criticize or alienate, rather to wonder why? Although at one point they wanted to shave everybody's hair off. Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. It was huge. He's extremely Okay, I just want to backtrack just a little bit. What was your relationship like with those two actors? I didn't see a hell of a lot of women in that movie. EARLY RM F6H5NG - Jan 14, 2002; Hollywood, CA, USA; ERIC SCHWEIG (left) as Rudy Yellow Lodge and GRAHAM GREENE as Mogie Yellow Lodge in the crime drama ''Skins'' directed by Chris Eyre. That was fun. You know what? MP: What was your favorite scene in the movie? ES: Let me think about that. So, you have the tradition to work with. but are you interjecting your own mood? He kicked off his acting career in 1985 as a cast member of the theatrical show, The Cradle Will Fall, produced at the Actor's Lab by the Theatre of Change. As the film nears the end, the group progresses up a precarious waterfall, one of Hawkeye's friends, Uncas (Eric Schweig) is killed by the men tracking them, and he falls off the edge of the waterfall. ES: Yeah, absolutely. I'd take a picture of every one of them, too! Hollywood for many years, echoed public perception and stereotyped the culture. On days when it got really hot they would carry two or three guys off with the heat. It wasn't too heavy. What is it like working with Blackstone's all-star cast? We haven't put anything on yet but we're planning on it. Anyway, Vern picked it up one day and said "Hey, this is wild, man. We were down there for about a month and we worked with this guy with a beard who was a real outdoorsman. And, hang out with my girlfriend. I: The dialects in Mohicans what are they? They're supposed to look for stuff like that and make sure it's not in there. And he has a niece who gets murdered in the city and the police hire him to come to the city to help out. Besides that, North Carolina is ES: Yeah, they taught us how to pack the wadding and the powder and the ball and all that kind of stuff. MP: The vehicle that has placed you before the public eye is, of course, The Last of the Mohicans. The following interview with Eric Schweig was conducted, via telephone, on February 1 and 2, 1998. There were so many locations. So what was it like to work with Michael Mann? 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. Zusammenfassung: An interview with the director of the series. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS. There were also a few scenes cut out that should not have been. time or was it just.. you know, "I'm just doing this"? My mother died of alcoholism and she was homeless as well. It was stupid not to! ES: Yeah, it's the same way. Was there a challenge or was it a likeable role for you? Eric Schweig is a Canadian actor of mixed Inuvialuk, Chippewa-Dene and German heritage. but you couldn't cradle it as well. Right THERE! 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 How would you compare the role to others you've played? E: Yes, it was. There's absolutely no guarantee, but if I'm not doing anything MP: Well, I hate to say "great" that you're not working, but if you're not working it would be great if you could come. We trained with Colonel David Webster [pause] I think that was his last name. They don't have anybody to talk to and nobody to listen to them. 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 But there are so many questions we would like to ask of him! That's not to say we weren't Would it be as you just described .. to retake possession of them? I had no idea. It could have been developed more. MP: We're about 40 minutes east of Asheville. Sitting out there in a big flotilla and it was really windy. But that's all right. Lifting weights for 3 or 4 hours, or drinking that funny milkshake with all those proteins in it. ES: Yeah, THE INDIAN. [2] And it was one of the six. SOUNDTRACK || Ex mercenaries that have seen and done horrible things decide to retire and open up a used car lot. Uhm hmm. Eric Schweig has spoken freely about his alcoholism. Deidre phoned me up and told me . it's a contemporary thing where I play a sheriff. Filled up with all those bodies in there.. in the fort. MOHICAN PRESS They're very well But Russell Means (Chingachgook) said, "NO, I'm an Indian. Some people don't know whether to love him or hate him. No problem. effects - without our expressed, written permission, constitutes copyright MP: Do you see that on the other end of the spectrum too, with the elderly? E: Michael Mann was running around behind everyone in the editing room making them do it shouting, "What are you doing?". Did you ever get a feeling of really being in that So, when you carve .. are you trying to recreate an exact image of another mask? Could you tell him Eric said "hello"? 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. ES: You know what? I work with sex trade workers and I try to hook them up with agencies that can help them. We could work out something. MP: I know you've had experience framing houses. Yeah, you know, just like locusts. love interest. They could either. because they'll wind up either dead or in jail. He was just all work, then go home. like that. But all these kids running around and you know, the east coast and the west coast rappers, blowing each other apart, now THAT'S scary. ES: Yeah.it's a.. yeah. The effect of the battle between you and Magua was very dramatic. Tom & Huck or Pontiac Moon if they were done differently, not Tom & Huck, but Pontiac Moon. I don't get it because those are our babies. MOVIE TITLE: The Last of the Mohicans. But they didn't! They worked everybody like dogs, so that was the only beef anyone had. Just a cop. Lots of it, and we have to control it. Etzerza, who has been Eric's carving "guru"; in previous conversations Eric has said Vern and he have known each other a long time and he considers Vern to be one of his best buddies. MP: That's about a hundred years or so. ES: Yes, I'd rather be seen as an individual who chooses acting as a profession. retrospect, how do you feel about the quality of that film? He interjects things, seemingly out of nowhere, which had little to do with the question, leading one to suspect there was an agenda waiting to spew forth. think I'd hesitate. Certainly, we have a new found appreciation for interviewers! I guess it worked out. You know, he hung out and he talked to . anybody. I don't know. Mohican Press - ALL [Laughs] He was just People, Indian or otherwise, are not born to hate each other. You know, that's the impression people have. It's kind of difficult.. You see a lot of, well, I STUDIO: 20th Century Fox. ES: He was intense. I: Do you think European women would have been able to stand such a life style? All they had to do was put at the end of the movie, " All these characters are based on fiction". There was a real enthusiasm projected when discussing his masks. As long as Europeans or Euro-American film makers are making movies about Indian people, there is always going to be this. MP: Okay! I'm into it. Myself and a bunch of other Canadian actors went out there and played 9-hole golf in the ice. Eric Schweig and Arye Gross in "Big Eden." Out gay filmmaker Thomas Bezucha has a new film, "Let Him Go," now out in theaters. STOREFRONT || I've never been, well.. they treated me like royalty. ES: Yeah. Do you enjoy the stage? it take to coerce you to be there? Guide book STILL Also the music by Daniel Lanois, a French-Canadian composer. E: I think they wanted that, but the height did come into it. just dump you off and you're there. ES: Oh yeah, Lake James. But it's good for them because they have so much to offer, these kids, and some of I: Did you have to be really physically fit? This is all in the 1800s and actually we shot it over at the ranch where they shot Legends of the Fall. ES: Well, you know, it's a period piece. ES: Hmmm . Well, not . not really. As a former foster child himself, he knows all too well the obstacles that youth can face when growing up in care. It would be wild to go to Moscow and find all these masks all over the place. E: The terrific points about the movie was the cinematography on the locations and the costumes. MP: Was it a pleasant experience then, to be filming in the area? In fact, he stayed at that, not a chateau What's the name of that went to a school to speak in Denver. Tell us about Andy Fraser, the character you're playing. We won't have a leg to stand on I like to hang out with my friends. EARLY Glad we did! 1992 ERIC SCHWEIG INTERVIEW PLEASE NOTE: We originally ran this interview with Eric Schweig, and the commentary that follows, well over 3 years ago, but removed it after we had done our own with him (see: ERIC SCHWEIG: AN INTERVIEW ). That would've been really cool if they'd have done that. Day Lewis. MP: Okay, well. aside from the masks, which will obviously be going to take a lot of your time and focus.. are you still pursuing your acting career? That's who they should be chasing but they don't. MP: Well, I'll tell you what, if you said you'd consider it I think they'd say "anything"! Mohican Press - ALL Sometimes on the set they have raunchy attitudes and I'd rather be away from it. E: I don't know maybe I was the right height! It's sort of, if you think about it, it kind of leaves the audience going, "How did all these guys The James Fenimore Cooper book was fiction! ES: Yeah, Asheville's really nice. I don't think he plays but he'd like to RIGHTS RESERVED - Use of material elsewhere - including text, images, and MP: Would you describe yourself as a private person? Available - Free Downloads Only! This may be bad energy but it is energy nonetheless and that is power. Powwow Trail (2001- ) Episode: White Man's Indian MOHICAN PRESS GATHERINGS || MP: Another scene that may have been filmed but didn't make it in the final cut was when you were approaching the fort. It's so big. I: Well, I was thinking more along the lines of your [??] They take their sense of history and their wisdom E: I had fun, really. There seems to be something simmering below the surface in much of what he has to say. Massive games; twice the size of a football field and we are, E: There are six different nations in the Mohawk nation. with us. ES: Madeleine.. She was fine, you know. No one wants to see this all the time. These kids were so awesome, they just blew me away. them in the first place. I didn't have to say that much, just stand around tapping my feet. ES: Yeah. MP: Did you get closer to Jodhi May would you say, than to say, Madeleine Stowe? were there. And they wanted us to have shaved heads. . In playing this character I can appreciate the other side and I can pull my own weight on the show. I can't remember which scene it was. MP: You feel like it left something undone in the relationship by cutting out the scene? It has been spoken about an awful lot. We find the content startling in several regards, and will comment, at length, following the conclusion of the interview. 1997 - 2020 by rights, or land claims, or any of that, you have to start healing yourself. We are much about the same height and the same build and I guess they wanted someone with long hair. That's why we had, sometimes, 15 or 16 hour days. For those who have missed it, requested it, or just now found it, we place it here again. MENUS! have anything to do with carving. MP: As a follow-up to that many people who have seen the movie have been inspired to learn more about the period. Guide book STILL COLLECTIBLES || I: How did you feel about the battle scenes, especially the scenes when the deposed British troops are leaving the fort and the Hurons are waiting for them? They would have liked to have seen that scene kept in or at least the relationship more developed, alongside Hawkeye and Cora's. If someone wants a reference like, "How was he to work with? It was shot in Vancouver and I talked to Wes after he finished it. Do you really feel as though you're making a departure from yourself? COLLECTIBLES || it to them. And you know, most of them are but where most of them will do 3 or 4 takes of something, whether it's a close up or an establishing shot he'll take 12 [laughs] . or 13. in Deep Rising. Then laughter] You know, He didn't socialize. You know .. they just did whatever they had to do. So, that's what I'm going to try to do with these guys this week. 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. And he'd do that with everything. Blackstone Season 1 - "The Ladies Want to Know" 48,230 views Nov 24, 2011 217 Dislike Share Save BlackstoneTheSeries 1.14K subscribers Eric Schweig answers questions about Last of the. We realize many of you are huge Eric Schweig fans. You know what? 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. ES: I guess I'll have to. What else? I am a resource assistant for youth, I work in the street. 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. He's a hard worker. He was just a guy. Regarding the love scene; you said in another interview several years ago that it was filmed and then cut out. EARLY Has Eric ever heard of "running the gauntlet"? the blood they can out of us to paint their own pictures and then we'll be high and dry. E: Oh, yeah. If they take VERY good care of them you know. Regarding Vern There is no question that the American Indians have been one of the most mistreated peoples in history, certainly on this continent. All of this stuff is a direct connection between that and Blackstone and a lot of these topics come up in Blackstone. 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 So, while you guys were filming this did you have any sense of bonding? [laughs] I don't know what Hopefully, his voice will be heard on this; his "activism" emulated. A lot of people said, "Why were you running up the hill when you hardly exchange a glance with the girl". MP: I imagine they do! on our Book Store page. He worked most of the time. 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? it's not that big a deal whether they're historically correct or not because they never can be. We realize that there are many more questions we could have asked Eric Schweig. I've been doing this for 25 years now. passionate, heartfelt, and poignantly expressed. I think if ANY Indian actor is going to use their profession, acting, as a forum it should be to advocate things like what happens to you PATHFINDING || like a sauna in the summertime. E: No, I haven't. ES: You know, I don't know where the collection is. between walking around the different classes and hanging around the smoking area, it was .. they had a multi-culturalism program that they had figured out for themselves and they were promoting it. How is he different from them? ES: No, not really. It is up front and it is brutally honest. 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. But any bonding that happened was probably at Many Hawks, this special operations camp. MP: Have you had any contact with her since filming LOTM? MUSINGS || good idea to have one of your masks displayed in the vicinity. Daniel, he's pretty laid back, to say the least. life cycle. With the village? wasn't the only time he did that. EARLY Nobody gives a It was really hard to get that damn ball. Yeah, probably the Magua scrap was my favorite. when you do too much of anything too much alcohol too many drugs. 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