What was your relationship like with those two actors? So finally, after three or four years of screwing around I got around to it. MP: Then they'll be there for future generations? Suddenly, surprisingly, Alice gives a look to her sister and jumps off after him. If you don't love what you're doing then don't do it. 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. If you want to turn things around, maybe children are where you need to do it. When you do that you really have to commit. As a former foster child himself, he knows all too well the obstacles that youth can face when growing up in care. It's not in the middle of downtown San Francisco where they like a sauna in the summertime. 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. We won't have a leg to stand on So I told everybody from the beginning. when you do too much of anything too much alcohol too many drugs. Twitter @VinceSchilling TikTok @VinceSchilling Email vschilling@indiancountrytoday.com he is also the opinions editor , to submit email: opinion@indiancountrytoday.com. 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 His filmographic credentials include a slew of TV series such as . ES: No. MUSINGS || MP: Okay.. again, regarding art.. a strong quality of any artist's work is the individuality of their creations. That was a pain in the ass, to say I: Yes, it does. MUSINGS || passionate, heartfelt, and poignantly expressed. People, Indian or otherwise, are not born to hate each other. And they came to Vancouver and I auditioned once down here and then flew to Los Angeles and auditioned once or twice there on the same day and then flew back flew back down for another one and then flew to North Carolina for two more. E: The only stage shot was the waterfall and the cave. I didn't have to say that much, just stand around tapping my feet. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS. No one wants to see this all the time. MP: There was a strong feeling of familial bond between your character, Uncas, your older step-brother Hawkeye, played by Daniel Day-Lewis, and your father Chingachgook, played by Russell Means. MP: Personally, I think he was deserving of an Academy Award for his work in The Last of the Mohicans. Where as Indian people, for the most part, everybody listens to their elders, everybody takes care of them. Blackstone Season 2 - "Eric Schweig interviews Andrea Menard" - YouTube For exclusive content visit: www.blackstonetheseries.com For exclusive content visit: www.blackstonetheseries.com. 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. You were cut by a Huron. MP: Supposedly.. Uncas was. Usually they paved the way so we didn't have much of a problem. There were also a few scenes cut out that should not have been. Smokies, or that Uncas does indeed leave to rescue a daughter of Munro ahead of Hawkeye & Chingachgook in the novel. MOHICANS Or WE start making films of our own, which a lot of us has. ES: No, not really. Now you see movies like Dances With Wolves or The Last of the Mohicans and there is some attempt to show Indian people as people, so when my little girl says to me, while pointing to YOU, "That's one of the good guys", you've done You know, you gotta start somewhere and they're starting small but they're starting. We were in Columbus, Georgia for about a month. 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. Rick, I think. And it seems to me, we could have been more of a family unit. Vincent Schilling, Akwesasne Mohawk, is the associate editor and senior correspondent at Indian Country Today who enjoys creating media, technology, comics, and movies. [Laughter] We just stood there with those guys. Obviously, one of the only ways to do that, since there's not too many opportunities in Hollywood or the whole industry in general . you have to sort of start making your own Invited to the conference to share his own experiences and perspectives, Eric was pleased to have the opportunity to speak on a topic close to his heart. So, that's good to see. So, by the time of the interview, we felt comfortable with him, and he with us. That's because people listen to them. The point is that it's not really SCRIPT || MP: Okay! shit and it makes me nuts. I don't know, that's the editor's fault. That's who they should be chasing but they don't. I can't remember. E: I caught that myself! I've always been into that, ever since I was a kid. They were the two stars so they couldn't take the focus off of them. MP: What was your favorite scene in the movie? MESSAGE BOARD, STOREFRONTS! Made for the talented actor and artist that is Eric Schweig. There is no question that the American Indians have been one of the most mistreated peoples in history, certainly on this continent. But they didn't want to shave his hair, so they gave into us. Even Daniel did. Or maybe it would be a ES: Yes. All kids want to do now is rap, which is great and I understand when you turn 15 or 16 you want to express yourself. If he is going to have all his hair there, then we should, too!" So, it it is somewhat difficult to have to knock his words. EARLY He's a hard worker. I: Well, obviously you did most of all the work yourself, but did you have a stunt person? Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. You know, if you get beaten down for so long and then you Of course then he will do something that is sweet and redeeming. So, gradually it will get better and .. we won't be so misunderstood and maligned. 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. No, we don't have "Red River"! MP: That's true. ES: After I left the Mohicans, I said, "I hope I never see him again." SOUNDTRACK || E: I don't mix with other actors. Enjoy! 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. That and the part where Alice jumps from the cliff are some of the finest in the film! MP: Okay, many people are sincerely anxious to see you in more films. Madeleine Stowe. Unfortunately, people just eat that stuff up! As expected, we found ourselves liking him a great deal, and we quickly came to a mutually agreeable arrangement for displaying his work. 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 they didn't! STOREFRONT || E: Yes, but I got restless. [2] Was there a challenge or was it a likeable role for you? SCRIPT || He worked most of the time. MOVIE TITLE: The Last of the Mohicans. Our intent is not to criticize or alienate, rather to wonder why? ES: Yeah, it's the same way. MP: You know, in some ways though, contemporary pieces are worse because they're filled with all sorts of horrors and things that wouldn't happen in a million years. He's a nice enough guy. Mohican Press - ALL They put them in. You know the difference between Indian elders and a lot of other elders? He was ALWAYS doing that. Support Indian Country Today for as little as $10. MP: Okay. He runs Many Hawks Special Operations Camp in Columbus, Georgia where he Lifting weights for 3 or 4 hours, or drinking that funny milkshake with all those proteins in it. MP: To date, you've been in two movies with him, The Last of the Mohicans and The Broken Chain. The effect of the battle between you and Magua was very dramatic. I didn't think it would make this much money! 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. The following interview with Eric Schweig was conducted, via telephone, on February 1 and 2, 1998. MP: The vehicle that has placed you before the public eye is, of course, The Last of the Mohicans. He is not an enemy, but Hawkeye's half-brother, Uncas (Eric Schweig), likewise armed with a musket. ES: Well, as long as it doesn't come over this way! Okay, I just want to backtrack just a little bit. The people at the music store said. when I said "Well, we're almost done here. MP: When you watch the movie it seems as though you guys had bonded. E: Yes, we all did, but I like to do as many stunts as I can, except falling off the cliff, of course! ES: I got along with Russell. Copyright 1997 - 2020 by Perhaps things were twisted by the editing of the interview. Russell or Daniel? It was kind of disappointing because it fit right in. 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. You have to have some sort of sympathy or empathy for villains like otherwise. "ALL THESE CHARACTERS ARE BASED ON FICTION!". And if he could magnify that with a damned megaphone, he was happy as hell. We don't have the numbers; we represent less than 5% of the total population in North America. And who they focus on and who they promote is gangster rap. That's why we had, sometimes, 15 or 16 hour days. Hopefully, his voice will be heard on this; his "activism" emulated. One of our problems is finding a voice and speaking up, speaking out really loud too, if you want to. Anyway, Vern picked it up one day and said "Hey, this is wild, man. So, pretty soon, if you start looking inside yourself for Since his feature debut in the 1990 drama The Shamans Source, Schweig has made an impressive mark on the acting world in such productions as Squanto: A Warriors Tale, The Scarlet Letter, Ron Howards The Missing, Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story, Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis, Cashing In, Casino Jack, and the Emmy-winning Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. Until Indian people can gain something of a creative role, then the cold hard facts about that, is that you need money. an Inuit duo! As award-winning actor Eric Schweig led a column of mourners yesterday to a sunburned patch of grass at Vancouver's Grandview Park (the place where a man called Curtis Brick spent his dying moments) the drama seemed like a movie scene.. S chweig has, in fact, appeared in similar scenes on screen many times.. A carver and actor born in Nunavut, Schweig's credits track like a highlight reel of . Also the music by Daniel Lanois, a French-Canadian composer. Either your adopted or your natural family? taken care of and respected and THAT is what makes them, keeps them wise. MP: Well, would that be something you would consider? They were troubled kids. E: No, I haven't. Personal use on your own home PC is permissible! In the past, a hundred years ago, we would watch our toddlers, and what they had predisposition for doing. MP: It is really scary to be a parent now. We had a love scene that was cut out. Born in Canada's Northwest Territories and of Inuvialuit lineage, Schweig was adopted into an abusive family as a baby and suffered under their treatment until, at age 16, he ran away to Toronto.. We don't want to attack his words. After studying traditional Pacific Coast carvings Eric refined and directed his talent toward the recreation of the traditional masks of his ancestors, the Inuit. If someone wants a reference like, "How was he to work with? Well, I did in '92. He has said elsewhere that he credits his girlfriend Gail and his agent Deidre Sam with helping him in his recovery. All of a sudden they just start busting out. So, anything contemporary, it doesn't matter. No problem. COURIER || They just. a lot of it was really dark but it was incredible. And the colors. the picture that was taken of this mask, the colors were a bit off. ], 45's and shot guns. Fortunately, we have the type of material that forces you to be into it and serious, otherwise you would just come across as phony. ES: Yeah, they could have it's all politics. ES: No, I haven't. STOREFRONT || Just a cop. ES: [Laughter] Yeah! [More laughter]. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS, ADOPTION SPEECH DELIVERED BY ERIC SCHWEIG. These kids were so awesome, they just blew me away. understanding of who Eric is. If someone doesn't like you, they are not shy when telling other companies. E: This was a part of the thing that didn't get developed properly. I: There is a very soft, subtle love story between you and Alice. He exhibits a fine sense of humor. ES: Hmmm . Well, not . not really. I walked the streets with holes in my shoes and I stood in line at soup kitchens. I can't remember which scene it was. He said it's kind of a double MP: Yeah! I've never told anyone I am a Marlon Brando or whoever. And, hang out with my girlfriend. MP: Do you see that on the other end of the spectrum too, with the elderly? And I'm a damn hand with a harmonica! What was the most trying on you personally? E: Oh, yeah. We realize many of you are huge Eric Schweig fans. I'd go in there and buy 50 CDs at a time. It's retarded. Does he know that, in fact, all these characters are not based on fiction? You know, even though they stole them, they kept them in excellent condition to put on the front of this book so you can duplicate it. MESSAGE BOARD, STOREFRONTS! Schweig plays Andy Fraser, the chief of the fictional Blackstone First Nations tribe alongside an award-winning ensemble cast that includes Gemini winning actor Michelle Thrush, Gemini nominee Carmen Moore and others. There are some we really WISH we asked. Guide book STILL ES: He's more meticulous, he's a perfectionist to the power of 10. They sort of fashioned him after Tony Soprano, I think. .. We'd sit and talk about playing guitar. ES: Oh yeah. And I was told at 7 a.m. the next morning that I was hired! Apparently they're shooting in Washington State. Does he realize war and violence do really take place, even though we are "not born to hate each other"? 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? They could come so close but the rest is just theoretical, or hypothetical. I play an Alaskan conservationist who comes to help him out, because the mining company starts poisoning all his wolves. Interviewing is something we hadn't done AMAZON.COM/LOTM STOREFRONT. Their living conditions were bad, like one loo [bathroom] for 400 guys. COLLECTIBLES || of the interview, we felt comfortable with him, and he with us. He opens up about the joys and challenges of being a new foster caregiver to two siblings. Do you really feel as though you're making a departure from yourself? We invite your comments on our comments, or on the interview, on the MP: Have you remained in contact with either one? AMAZON.COM/LOTM STOREFRONT. ES: Yeah, Wes was cool. Eric Schweig is a Canadian actor of mixed Inuvialuk, Chippewa-Dene and German heritage. and I saw the most amazing art work in this school. You know, that's the impression people have. It's going to be released here so just brace yourself. She was pretty nice, Jodhi's mom. I: What kind of qualities do you think they were looking for, that maybe you had that other people didn't? Massive games; twice the size of a football field and we are, I am a resource assistant for youth, I work in the street. ES: Yes. That, though, can go on endlessly. I am an outreach worker in real life. MP: We're about 40 minutes east of Asheville. It's so cheesy. Nobody knows EXACTLY what went on. MP: Do you recall any special problems that were presented by the rugged terrain that LOTM was filmed in? I'm getting a script in a couple of days. It's there with each of these kids, though, and they'll carry that with them. They had a pool and a waterfall. They were in the islands? Available - Free Downloads Only! I'm not an Indian actor. MOHICAN PRESS . 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 it take to coerce you to be there? Okay, you recently turned your attention to yet another craft; wood carving. They do them and it comes right from MP: True. I love Asheville. He is of mixed race ( Inuvialuk, Chippewa - Dene and German). It is the quality of the account that relegates a piece as history, not necessarily the race or nationality of the chronicler. I work with sex trade workers and I try to hook them up with agencies that can help them. I also am an adult survivor of abuse by my adoptive parents. That's no lie either. It's jacked up obviously for television so the story is more interesting. It's everybody's favorite spot. How would you compare the role to others you've played? There are a couple of words we just couldn't make out, indicated by a [??] It was fun! Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. I was born in Inuvik NWT in 1967 and moved south to Ontario with my adoptive family in the early 70s. But, you don't see you know what you don't see? Available - Free Downloads Only! ES: I don't know, they should have stuck it in there. ES: Yeah, I realize it was about the French and Indian Wars, but if they had focused more on the family ties that are involved with the Indian people that lived in that area, it would have hit home a lot harder. I teach them and they teach me. MP: It seems sort of a bad time for a love scene anyway at that stage of the filming. Where are you? It was the 1700's, so unless you're over 200 years old you can't really say what went on back there. MOHICAN PRESS Yeah, they're making they're redeeming themselves. it's burnt out. He's normal. Guide book STILL MP: Were they downplaying the Uncas/Alice relationship? We actually talked them out of that! Return To Part 1 Of ERIC SCHWEIG: AN INTERVIEW, See Eric As Uncas, From The DVD-version: UNCAS & ALICE, A cause dear to his heart, read: I forgot his name MP: Yes . this is one of the masks in his so called "collection"? They'll get a kick out of that. Was the fort built for the film? I thought I was forgotten, apparently not. Perhaps much is taken out of context. Indians from all over the country, Canada just everywhere. Zusammenfassung: An interview with the director of the series. He is corrupt and if he can't get what he wants done one way, he'll get it done another. And it has a real 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 AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS. Eric was forthcoming and, we believe, candid in his responses; gracious, and willing to discuss everything we asked. Guide book STILL ES: Or even Vern. He was just a guy. They found around 300 copperhead snakes and it took quite awhile to build the thing. 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, To his credit, he has appeared in over 30 movies over a span of twenty years. MP: It looks real good. Copyright 1997 - 2020 by out but don't stay out too late. It was probably him. 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: So, on the set then, he would just do a scene and then go off by himself? ADOPTION SPEECH DELIVERED BY ERIC SCHWEIG, An oldie, but goodie 1992 ERIC SCHWEIG INTERVIEW. Or was it a sex scene? 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 [Laughs] He was just Gees, about time!!! of the interview, we felt comfortable with him, and he with us. them to do. [Laughter] "Hold on! There is an endless amount of historical fact they dredge up from the past and twist it around and suck all the blood out of Indian people to paint their own pictures. There's got to be a lot of women in order for there to be a lot of guys MP: Well, in that regard, most of the film takes place where you wouldn't expect to FIND a lot of women, on the battle front. Over near Lake James. It comes from people not talking to their elders and not listening to them. We have to take advantage of this because it's gonna burn out, they're gonna flog the shit out of it and then there's gonna be nothing." Guide book STILL So, by the time ES: Madeleine.. She was fine, you know. I guess it worked out. That's what I like to see. 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. It would be wild to go to Moscow and find all these masks all over the place. Who is Eric Schweig? Some people actually got hurt. I guess we swayed public opinion since then but I haven't heard of it. The ramifications and issues surrounding interracial/cultural adoption are, Yeah, probably the Magua scrap was my favorite. I was homeless when I was a kid. E: Very, very hot and sticky and it rained a lot. 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. I: Did you have to be really physically fit? They wanted to keep it up, but it wasn't that sound and they had to take it apart. Eric Schweig is a Canadian actor of mixed Inuvialuk, Chippewa-Dene and German heritage. They both have the same kind of drive so it was pretty funny. ES: Let me think about that. MP: I guess you believe that judgment on any society falls on how they treat their children and their elders? But you know, for what it's worth, Last of the Mohicans, it's a good movie. 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: Have you had any contact with her since filming LOTM? unless they start writing scripts about contemporary things. in Deep Rising. The stupidest idea or concept I've ever Sitting out there in a big flotilla and it was really windy. for the running and other activities. COLLECTIBLES || That Why do you think Blackstone is so popular? ES: Yeah, but I understand the reason why. 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. What's he like on the set?" The way you're describing it doesn't really sound like the scene that was originally I: What were the good points about the film? ES: Yeah. That would've been really cool if they'd have done that. And their dogs too. Lots of it, and we have to control it. Eric Schweig was born in Inuvik, Canada, on 19 June 1967. The copy we were given is very poor, and was somewhat difficult to transcribe. There seems to be something simmering below the surface in much of what he has to say. There was a golf tournament out there. ES: I liked killing all those guys on the side of the cliff. ES: Something I'm considering. MP: Well, you'll have to tell us about it because we've not seen it. All of our content is free. In COLOR! Not to portray these times would be to "twist" history. 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 Was it meant to be like that? Gregory Harrison . Yeah, you know, just like locusts. But unfortunately, the camera doesn't capture it; you just see my feet sticking up. Yeah, you know, I am a good guy. 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. 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. I: Do you think European women would have been able to stand such a life style? And, you know, it's the I don't I spent thousands of dollars at the Asheville Mall. ES: Yes! There were so many locations. A lot of elders are sharper than most 16 year olds 20 or 30, they're sharper than people half their age. That was fun. E: Oh, that was the hardest time anyone ever had. Interview with Eric: All of this info came from an interview (my interview form) on May 2nd 2000. celebrity. I: Well, that explains that! So, no, not to me. . or play a dulcimer, learn how to play a dulcimer. 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. I have done bit parts in Bordertown and The Black Stallion. MP: I imagine they do! 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