They were in the islands? Did you feel close? Does he realize war and violence do really take place, even though we are "not born to hate each other"? 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. I don't know what he does now, but he was when we were on the set. 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? MP: Throughout the film there is featured some terrific landscapes. Of course then he will do something that is sweet and redeeming. MP: Okay. ES: Yes, I have You know who that was? And I get with her. I: Where there any significant problems with the movie? He worked most of the time. RIGHTS RESERVED - Use of material elsewhere - including text, images, and Born on the 19th June, 1967, Inuvik, Canada FILMOGRAPHY 1990 : The Shaman's Source : Robert Crow 1992 : By Way of the Stars (TV) :. You should do THIS!" 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? But it was us, except going over the waterfalls. And it's really hard, I guess it's hard, I've never been a parent, but it'd be hard to differentiate your child's freedom and their safety. 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. COLLECTIBLES || LINKS You're always poor. ], MP: [Laughing!] ES: Well, that's hard to say because mostly all I did was run. Is that something you had experience with before? And that works to create a well-rounded villain. wasn't the only time he did that. In the past, a hundred years ago, we would watch our toddlers, and what they had predisposition for doing. I don't know, that's the editor's fault. Hopefully, his voice will be heard on this; his "activism" emulated. So, pretty soon, if you start looking inside yourself for GATHERINGS || You have to have some sort of sympathy or empathy for villains like otherwise. Guide book STILL People in New Zealand are getting this program but people in Seattle can't watch it. Do you have a message for these people? 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. MP: How do feel about being cast in the real-life role of Indian activist? You have a rather large following. MP: So, I get the impression you didn't like Red River much. ES: Oh yeah! out but don't stay out too late. So, by the time of the interview, we felt comfortable with him, and he with us. We're curious about Jodhi May's mother. We chose to post them on this site because a great deal of it is relevant to the making of the movie and we felt most of you would be interested in reading it. E: I caught that myself! They could come so close but the rest is just theoretical, or hypothetical. Yeah, she was younger and a little more easier going so you could rap with her about more things than with Madeleine Stowe. MP: He's got quite a reputation for really getting into his roles. Besides that, he's a pretty private person. I was homeless when I was a kid. 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. It's about me and this guy his name is Christoph and he's from France. I teach them and they teach me. ES: Yeah. Does he know that, in fact, all these characters are not based on fiction? They haven't solved it. You can find some of his films, including his two favorites, "Tom and Huck" and "Pontiac Moon", listed Col. Dave Webster runs this thing out of Columbus, (A boyish laughter interrupts the train of thought.). He has said elsewhere that he credits his girlfriend Gail and his agent Deidre Sam with helping him in his recovery. E: Yes, with the Indians. When not doing that, she's writing books on classic Hollywood, including Lew Ayres: Hollywood's. when you do too much of anything too much alcohol too many drugs. They put them in. You know the difference between Indian elders and a lot of other elders? Thanks, Eric. This may be bad energy but it is energy nonetheless and that is power. I work with sex trade workers and I try to hook them up with agencies that can help them. Guide book STILL I just wish this had a bit more exposure down in the States. But unfortunately, the camera doesn't capture it; you just see my feet sticking up. The general public doesn't like E: The only stage shot was the waterfall and the cave. [Laughs] They're not making Spaghetti Westerns. Not to portray these times would be to "twist" history. The James Fenimore Cooper book was fiction! E: I don't know maybe I was the right height! I think a lot of them are. He seems like a good guy. Eric Schweig is a Canadian actor of mixed Inuvialuk, Chippewa-Dene and German heritage. But I made the bottom of the mask protrude a little bit more. You know .. they just did whatever they had to do. It's retarded. They're supposed to look for stuff like that and make sure it's not in there. As a former foster child himself, he knows all too well the obstacles that youth can face when growing up in care. I: How do you feel about Indians being depicted in films by white people, in earlier movies? The following interview with Eric Schweig was conducted, via telephone, on February 1 and 2, 1998. You know, if you get beaten down for so long and then you ES: He's more meticulous, he's a perfectionist to the power of 10. We were in Columbus, Georgia for about a month. 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. ES: Well, no. PATHFINDING || I think we were there till you know, we started at like 6 or 7 in the morning on the first day. I haven't met them yet, but I'm going to sit down and try to talk to them and try to get them out of their shells somehow. ES: Well, we did boycott the set one day because all the extras were getting shit on. That's why we had, sometimes, 15 or 16 hour days. You know what? ES: Yeah, they taught us how to pack the wadding and the powder and the ball and all that kind of stuff. They were stiff, the leather in them was REALLY stiff, so you could carry it I've always been into that, ever since I was a kid. ES: Oh yeah. MP: I understand you worked with horses in that film. Like this week. there's 7 or 8 guys that I'm going to speak with. Copyright 1997 - 2020 by It was great. Sometimes I felt like I wanted to scream or something. That's one of the nicest small towns I've ever been in. Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. Your masks are recreations of traditional ceremonial masks of the Inuit. Basic description does not do this moment justice. ES: Yeah, absolutely. That's what I like to see. When you do that you really have to commit. Twitter @VinceSchilling TikTok @VinceSchilling Email vschilling@indiancountrytoday.com he is also the opinions editor , to submit email: opinion@indiancountrytoday.com. Please Note: This interview is the property of Mohican Press. Should you instead be seen simply as an individual who has chosen acting as a profession? So what if the film was not shot in the There was a golf tournament out there. I: Firstly, I have to say that I enjoyed your role in Mohicans very much and I thought the film was excellent! ES: I like playing bad guys. We hope this helps you to know him as he is MOHICAN PRESS: We've read many bits and pieces of information, in print and on the Internet, by people who claim they know who you are. 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. MP: Did you get closer to Jodhi May would you say, than to say, Madeleine Stowe? MP: We've read that you have been involved in a children's drama group. 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. Available - Free Downloads Only! of symbolic imagery. ES: Well, you know, it's a period piece. They were the two stars so they couldn't take the focus off of them. Have you seen the movie? Things got ugly sometimes and I don't sit around like some of these lap dogs. Master Carver Eric Schweig (Ray Dean Thrasher) learned under the tutelage of renowned Tahltan carver Vern Etzerza. I: Yes, it does. I'd go in there and buy 50 CDs at a time. I had no idea. A GUEST AT THE GREAT MOHICAN GATHERING OF 1999. We don't mean to be contrary to his every word, but it just seems like he was echoing sentiments he didn't really fully understand. went to a school to speak in Denver. And they wanted us to have shaved heads. scripted, which was more than "puppy love". I also am an adult survivor of abuse by my adoptive parents. ES: Yeah, all up and down there; all over here. MP: Would you describe yourself as a private person? MP: Yeah, it was a good scene. 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? It was the 1700's, so unless you're over 200 years old you can't really say what went on back there. 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. So, should we start a letter writing campaign? 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. ES: Yeah, Wes was cool. All the sets all the scenes a thousand extras at any given time running all over the place. 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. Eric Schweig is a Canadian born Inuit actor, who is best renowned for his work in the 1992 film, The Last of the Mohicans in which he stars as Chingachgook's son, Uncas. Put us into 1992 along with everyone else. Even Daniel did. I am an outreach worker in real life. MP: It didn't leave you craving for the city lights? I've been around horses. unless they start writing scripts about contemporary things. STUDIO: 20th Century Fox. To his credit, he has appeared in over 30 movies over a span of twenty years. 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. Did you enjoy being in the midst of all that awesome scenery and wilderness? Glad we did! And try to teach them to watch out for the warning signs. He expects the same from his cast and his crew. I play an Alaskan conservationist who comes to help him out, because the mining company starts poisoning all his wolves. They worked everybody like dogs, so that was the only beef anyone had. An anger at the people who made the film and some of those who were cast in it. They could either. because they'll wind up either dead or in jail. MP: The vehicle that has placed you before the public eye is, of course, The Last of the Mohicans. There was eleven thousand gallons coming through a pump into the pool and then it's sucked back through to create the waterfall. But people still, especially kids who have this .. it changes the way they see things. You should do a mask. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. He will muscle people or threaten them, he is duplicitous and two-faced when he has to be. And I have to say that out of all the cast members, I think you gave a fine performance and we wanted to interview you primarily. ES: Yeah. Everything just soars in it. But that's all right. There's not enough of us. There's this woman Claudia who's the But he said them. ES: Yeah, THE INDIAN. He is a film critic and writes the #NativeNerd column. good idea to have one of your masks displayed in the vicinity. ES: Yeah. Running 5 to 8 miles a day. If they take VERY good care of them you know. And he'd do that with everything. Of course, like you were saying before, the old films from the 50s were horrible .. the Indians were the bad guys and they had to be eradicated no matter what. Lots of it, and we have to control it. So we can .. now we have them. 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? He said it's kind of a double I didn't see a hell of a lot of women in that movie. Or, at least wonder why he says it! E: I've been with PRIME TALENT for about three years and they audition all over the United States and Canada. But Russell Means (Chingachgook) said, "NO, I'm an Indian. 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. We love his portrayal of Uncas. MP: Well, what I mean is that you guys, in the movie of course, went through every possible trial and tribulation. 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. And we have hired more Native journalists in the past year than any news organization and with your help we will continue to grow and create career paths for our people. 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. He also creates his own designs and concepts. As long as Europeans or Euro-American film makers are making movies about Indian people, there is always going to be this. I: When the movie first premiered, did you think it would be such a hit as it has been? What was originally scripted for that scene was pretty graphic. MOHICAN PRESS That, though, can go on endlessly. I: Yes, I guess that's a little difficult to survive. It was a real pleasure to have the opportunity to talk with Eric. Please do not reproduce it, in any form, without our permission. 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? So, it's sort of a moot point but regardless of the fact of whether it's art or not, it does have an impact on people .. on kids and their perception of Mostly it was an hour and a half long sprint! trains action stars in the use of different tactical weapons. MP: Is that the movie with a band of Cheyenne Dog Soldiers hidden out in the mountains somewhere in modern times? So finally, after three or four years of screwing around I got around to it. The point is that it's not really I forgot his name MP: Yes . this is one of the masks in his so called "collection"? MP: Well, having been here already, would you ever want to revisit western North Carolina, the scene of the crime? So, that's what I'm going to try to do with these guys this week. ES: There's one. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS a half, two years ago, Jessica State . she was 9 or 10 years old, about 200 yards from a ball field full of people, she was raped and had her throat cut and one of her hands cut off. Sometimes on the set they have raunchy attitudes and I'd rather be away from it. [Laughter]. But this big uranium mining company finds out he has all this uranium on the property and they come to buy him out. He was just all work, then go home. We were pleased with the results and hope you are too. Could you tell us about it? I know And, I play a lot of guitar. MOHICANS Being brothers, we would be the same. rights, or land claims, or any of that, you have to start healing yourself. 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? something good there. Cause they just kind of stuck us in this little part of the field, when in the 1700s there was a thousand guys on the damn field guys getting killed, bones being broken. It has been spoken about an awful lot. I went over to his hotel and sat around with him. You know, Robert DeNiro and Val Kilmer didn't go out to the closest available reservation and give him an eagle feather oh, sorry, Al Pacino didn't give him an eagle feather to join his division downtown in Los Angeles. Other than that, everybody got along. ignorance. E: Pretty good, thank you! ES: After I left the Mohicans, I said, "I hope I never see him again." Day Lewis. Was it just a kiss? In It's become a horrible reality. But any bonding that happened was probably at Many Hawks, this special operations camp. STOREFRONT || Do you really feel as though you're making a departure from yourself? MOHICANS That, perhaps, is petty stuff. So I told everybody from the beginning. E: I don't mix with other actors. If you don't love what you're doing then don't do it. 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. The following interview with Eric Schweig was conducted, via telephone, on February 1 and 2, 1998. "Please don't release this in English!". MP: What did you think of her being there? Was the fort built for the film? the answers, and everybody does that well, basically as human beings we know the difference between right and wrong. SOUNDTRACK || 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. MP: Is this role already accepted or is it something you're considering? He was somewhat reticent, probably because of the time lapse, about And the colors. the picture that was taken of this mask, the colors were a bit off. 10 followers . All I expect from anybodyand this is what I like about Blackstoneis that people on the show can do their job. Can you turn it into a greater good by reaching out to those kids? infringement! She wasn't as inward. And we had to do a lot of running and stuff. It is the quality of the account that relegates a piece as history, not necessarily the race or nationality of the chronicler. think I'd hesitate. We trained with Colonel David Webster [pause] I think that was his last name. We got along with him. [Laughter]. I don't His filmographic credentials include a slew of TV series such as . Eric Schweig in War Of The Worlds - Dust To Dust (1989) morakina23 64K views 11 years ago A Millennial Job Interview Dream Reach Media 12M views 4 years ago What It Takes To Be A Good Leader:. He's got a real character face. LINKS It starts with the individual person. It would have been really cool if they had made it a little more sprawling. Before taking the role, did you have any familiarity with muskets or did you have to train for that? MUSINGS || It comes from people not talking to their elders and not listening to them. I see a lot of people who look all over the place for answers, except inside themselves. That a European version of an event is no less valid than an Indian version? Gangster rap's fine for the individual who doesn't want to pick up a gun and . Would it be as you just described .. to retake possession of them? have anything to do with carving. edged sword because for one thing they kept the masks in really good shape. There are no subscriptions or costs. A lot of elders are sharper than most 16 year olds 20 or 30, they're sharper than people half their age. [Laugh]. I don't just talk about it, I do it. I used to hate it but I got used to them after awhile. Yeah, it's the most horrible death scene that I've ever done. I'm getting sick of looking at the same usual suspects all the time. A speech was given by actor-adoptee Eric Schweig on February 19, 1999 at the Vancouver Inner City Foster Care Conference. People, Indian or otherwise, are not born to hate each other. Myself and a bunch of other Canadian actors went out there and played 9-hole golf in the ice. MP: Do you have any relationship with your family? Each mask represented various animals and they contained a lot I can't remember. 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 MP: What WAS filmed? I was born in Inuvik NWT in 1967 and moved south to Ontario with my adoptive family in the early 70s. That's what I love about it. It's all hard to fathom it goes against our grain. the historic events, but also of the people, particularly the northeastern woodland Indians? Things usually turn out if you do it that way. Gees, about time!!! 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. Tell us about Andy Fraser, the character you're playing. The Cliff Trails. There are some we really WISH we asked. shoot. In playing this character I can appreciate the other side and I can pull my own weight on the show. Well, like I said, Red River has received a lot of attention in Europe and people have described it as beautiful. MP: It looks real good. Does he? MESSAGE BOARD, STOREFRONTS! films. He didn't socialize. different states and different coliseums .. and they're harmless! We haven't put anything on yet but we're planning on it. Although at one point they wanted to shave everybody's hair off. How would you describe him as an actor? GATHERINGS || I love Asheville. Even so, it seems to us, one simply must dispute much of what he says. 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? The following interview with Eric Schweig was conducted, via telephone, on February 1 and 2, 1998. It's pretty cool, and that's part of the whole process. I don't know what either one of them is doing. E: I had fun, really. [Laughter] We just stood there with those guys. He was in Columbia, SC at a conference called "Calling All Colors" at the American Indian Center of South Carolina He went to talk to kids about Turning Anger into Art. What else? 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. I: So you made the movie in Richmond: now what? 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 . MP: Okay. I spent thousands of dollars at the Asheville Mall. MP: That's interesting because from your viewpoint you look at Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe as the stars, but for other people, you're one of the stars. Did you ever feel like "us against them" or "we've got another obstacle to go through and we've got to watch out for each other"; or was You know, you gotta start somewhere and they're starting small but they're starting. 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? 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. ES: Actually, about three or four years ago I was sitting around the house with Vern Etzerza and, what's the name of the book? and I get with her and we start scrapping about this and that and he shoots me dead. COLLECTIBLES || They wanted to keep it up, but it wasn't that sound and they had to take it apart. Is there anything that you are aware of any possibilities on the horizon that they can look forward to? Suddenly, surprisingly, Alice gives a look to her sister and jumps off after him. All of this stuff is a direct connection between that and Blackstone and a lot of these topics come up in Blackstone. It doesn't matter what kind of crooks they were! If the movie makes $80 million, they don't care what I say. What am I doing working in the movies? HISTORY || Until Indian people can gain something of a creative role, then the cold hard facts about that, is that you need money. I love jamming. Yeah, I love playing blues. It wasn't too heavy. on our Book Store page. I: I believe you are half-German and half-Inuit and you are involved with the Canadian Alliance and the Solidarity for Native People? And I love to be around the sets, learning things. I don't know. Zusammenfassung: An interview with the director of the series. ES: Yes! 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. Who is Eric Schweig? 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