It's sad whenever kids have an abusive childhood. I don't think he plays but he'd like to And I was told at 7 a.m. the next morning that I was hired! Until Indian people can gain something of a creative role, then the cold hard facts about that, is that you need money. Where are you? COLLECTIBLES || ES: Yeah.it's a.. yeah. Just a chance to. you can see it in them.. certain monologues that hit home with them. There's not enough of us. I've read a couple of scripts that were on the money. Eric Schweig and Arye Gross in "Big Eden." Out gay filmmaker Thomas Bezucha has a new film, "Let Him Go," now out in theaters. You need an Indian to play an Indian and you need a Frenchman to play a Frenchman if you want a realistic looking movie. Out of all the scenes that you did, what was the most difficult? MP: Would you describe yourself as a private person? get here?" Okay, you're a carver, an actor, a musician, and a drama coach. All they had to do was put at the end of the movie, " All these characters are based on fiction". 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. They sold a lemon to the wrong person and find themselves reverting back to their old ways as mercenaries. We were pleased with the results and hope you are too. The general public doesn't like Eric is certainly a personable, well-spoken & easy-to-talk-to person. 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? ES: Yeah, that's. see, this is almost right on the money. And so, it has to start with YOU. It's become a horrible reality. The battle scenes were spectacular! ES: Yes! It's so big. HISTORY || In the past, a hundred years ago, we would watch our toddlers, and what they had predisposition for doing. Not Chimney Rock was that Chimney Rock? It's too bad that I was born out of abuse, but you know, that's how most of us are. That was a pain in the ass, to say We don't want to attack his words. I: The editing in the film is a little off sometimes. We haven't put anything on yet but we're planning on it. ES: Yeah, all up and down there; all over here. That's because people listen to them. STOREFRONT || She wasn't as inward. I'm an actor who just happens to be an Indian. 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 wasn't the only time he did that. [laughs] I don't know what That would've been really cool if they'd have done that. Did you feel close? You know, you gotta start somewhere and they're starting small but they're starting. 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. I think, anyway. AMAZON.COM/LOTM STOREFRONT. I've never told anyone I am a Marlon Brando or whoever. I'm not an Indian actor. That's 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." out but don't stay out too late. We have this image of . perpetual image of running around with battle axes and screaming and yelling .. and running around in loin cloths and hats. Tell us about Andy Fraser, the character you're playing. ES: Yeah, Asheville's really nice. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS. Usually they paved the way so we didn't have much of a problem. E: This was a part of the thing that didn't get developed properly. . 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: Okay. ES: Yes. What did you guys feel, or you personally, when you were filming those scenes? I: Yes, it does. MP: It didn't leave you craving for the city lights? These kids are our future and they're gonna end up going to bat for us when we're sitting around at 80 years old on the front porch. Early life [ edit] Schweig was born in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. you know, and isn't psychotic. An anger at how history has unfolded itself. 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. Why they go stir crazy and they forget . and they loose their memories? And it has a real All the sets all the scenes a thousand extras at any given time running all over the place. MP: He's got quite a reputation for really getting into his roles. Was the fort built for the film? ES: Yeah. Available - Free Downloads Only! ES: Basically, yeah. SOUNDTRACK || But there was some kind of beef with the production company and the North Carolina tourism division. If they take VERY good care of them you know. No one wants to see this all the time. Mohawks all over the place! That's why they cut that love scene out. Was it just a kiss? Has Eric ever heard of "running the gauntlet"? Well, it's one of the biggest small towns. Glad we did! If that's all you can get then, yeah, that's a problem. So, after putting it off and saying "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah". at the time I was running around a lot and too busy to Titel: 500 Nations - Die Geschichte der Indianer - Staffel 0 Folge 3 : Episode 3; Luftdatum: Renommierte Gste: Fernsehsender: CBS. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS, ADOPTION SPEECH DELIVERED BY ERIC SCHWEIG. Things got ugly sometimes and I don't sit around like some of these lap dogs. In Should a dark Italian be cast as a blue-eyed Swede? Who is Eric Schweig? You have a rather large following. But period pieces have always been, and always will be, because of their way of 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. Available - Free Downloads Only! MP: Okay. 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? I: Well, I've learned a lot today from you and I really thank you for all the time you've given me. With funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CRESST researchers conducted a multi-year evaluation of a major school reform project at Alain Leroy Locke High School, historically one of California's lowest performing secondary schools. Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. find your voice, man, you can't shut up! And I just like the idea of, like I said before [in a previous conversation], reaching back into time and duplicating the mask and taking them back from the people who stole But after practicing, after a You know Wes Studi's got his own film company and he's doing . [Wardancer Film Group] the least. They both have the same kind of drive so it was pretty funny. Should you instead be seen simply as an individual who has chosen acting as a profession? It comes from people not talking to their elders and not listening to them. When Dances With Wolves came out, the whole thing, it just blew the doors wide open for period pieces about Indian people. But you know, it's expected. But when someone shouts at me, I shout back! It's a DAMN sight better than movies they had in the 50s. A few final comments. MENUS! MP: It looks real good. I lived in hostels and I was an alcoholic until 14 years ago. 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. I don't I: And I presume the Hurons were speaking French? A GUEST AT THE GREAT MOHICAN GATHERING OF 1999. MP: Well, you'll have to tell us about it because we've not seen it. ES: Yeah. seen any film maker come up with. I'd go in there and buy 50 CDs at a time. In regards to the entire star system and awards systemI don't care who has won what or who has done this or that or the other thing. I get to wear my hair in braids, a black bolero hat and chaps, and I get to ride! The effect of the battle between you and Magua was very dramatic. MP: Though we feel The Last of the Mohicans is your best film, certainly the most popular MP: I sense a certain dissatisfaction within you regarding that film. it pure business, more or less? You know, if you get beaten down for so long and then you Even Daniel did. Probably in a little while. but, I'll get the script in It's cool, everything's cool. well, it's getting better, It's about this concert violinist who befriends all of these wolves in Alaska on his property. And, hang out with my girlfriend. Regarding Vern 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. Then laughter] You know, Eric Schweig is a Canadian actor of mixed Inuvialuk, Chippewa-Dene and German heritage. Tell us about Andy Fraser, the character you're playing. He said it's kind of a double just dump you off and you're there. He's pretty likeable. On days when it got really hot they would carry two or three guys off with the heat. MP: Well, having been here already, would you ever want to revisit western North Carolina, the scene of the crime? I don't think. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS MOHICAN PRESS that would be upsetting, too. And if he could magnify that with a damned megaphone, he was happy as hell. But you know who they don't ban? He also creates his own designs and concepts. 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? impact, and it's art imitating life and vice versa. That's how it has to be; even Freddy Krueger was the bastard son of 1000 maniacs. One in particular was your party's arrival at Fort William Henry. 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. So, beyond that, .. we gotta get with it. Even so, it seems to us, one simply must dispute much of what he says. You know, he hung out and he talked to . anybody. It's so cheesy. Or WE start making films of our own, which a lot of us has. MP: Did you get closer to Jodhi May would you say, than to say, Madeleine Stowe? They were the two stars so they couldn't take the focus off of them. E: No, I didn't. So, gradually it will get better and .. we won't be so misunderstood and maligned. 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. I would. HISTORY || Okay, I just want to backtrack just a little bit. 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. I encourage kids to do this now. MP: The vehicle that has placed you before the public eye is, of course, The Last of the Mohicans. You know, what goes around comes around. GATHERINGS || To his credit, he has appeared in over 30 movies over a span of twenty years. I didn't know the Russians, the Europeans, came from the west coast. 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: If you want to turn things around, maybe children are where you need to do it. PATHFINDING || E: No, I don't! Basic description does not do this moment justice. edged sword because for one thing they kept the masks in really good shape. He headed to the big screen following his Broadway performances. 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. 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. E: Yes, to an extent! I'm getting sick of looking at the same usual suspects all the time. But that's all right. In COLOR! ES: Oh yeah. Since we came upon, posted, and discussed the above interview, both here and on the WWW Board, we have had the good fortune to be able to talk with Eric Schweig directly. I: Now to the slew of questions! First, how were you chosen for the role of Uncas? It's not in the middle of downtown San Francisco where they E: Michael Mann was running around behind everyone in the editing room making them do it shouting, "What are you doing?". The stupidest idea or concept I've ever Mostly it was an hour and a half long sprint! ES: Yeah, it's a drag man, our children usually wind up paying the price for society's sins. ES: Madeleine.. She was fine, you know. Maybe Vern and I can take one of them out there. It was huge. He is such an integral part of our favorite movie. Nobody gives a So, what they would like to know is what would If he is going to have all his hair there, then we should, too!" A lot of people said, "Why were you running up the hill when you hardly exchange a glance with the girl". Can you turn it into a greater good by reaching out to those kids? And we had to do a lot of running and stuff. Eric Schweig The Missing Interview. Right THERE! 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. Besides that, he's a pretty private person. ES: Yeah, but I understand the reason why. them to do. I used to hate it but I got used to them after awhile. ES: Well, we did boycott the set one day because all the extras were getting shit on. And they wanted us to have shaved heads. Now, it is possible that there was more to the interview than that which made it to print. 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. MESSAGE BOARD, STOREFRONTS! E: There are six different nations in the Mohawk nation. If there's any kind of panic, it started at the top with the producers. I am a resource assistant for youth, I work in the street. Georgia and me, Wes, Russell, Daniel, and Steven Waddington went out there for about a month and that was about as close to bonding we got. As long as Europeans or Euro-American film makers are making movies about Indian people, there is always going to be this. They were troubled kids. their heart.. and it's pretty wild to watch them do these kind of things.. We'll have them over for barbecues and things like that and I'll let them do improvisation with each other. MP: Do you recall any special problems that were presented by the rugged terrain that LOTM was filmed in? MP: Throughout the film there is featured some terrific landscapes. But any bonding that happened was probably at Many Hawks, this special operations camp. Put us into 1992 along with everyone else. It was a real pleasure to have the opportunity to talk with Eric. He will muscle people or threaten them, he is duplicitous and two-faced when he has to be. E: I've been with PRIME TALENT for about three years and they audition all over the United States and Canada. 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. So, should we start a letter writing campaign? They'll get a kick out of that. ES: I guess I'll have to. 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. Eric was forthcoming and, we believe, candid in his responses; gracious, and willing to discuss everything we asked. MP: Then this must be a source of satisfaction for you. to work with them? Not to portray these times would be to "twist" history. shoot. I didn't have to say that much, just stand around tapping my feet. MP: It seems sort of a bad time for a love scene anyway at that stage of the filming. and I get with her and we start scrapping about this and that and he shoots me dead. He's the guy that showed us how to went to a school to speak in Denver. MP: To date, you've been in two movies with him, The Last of the Mohicans and The Broken Chain. They put them in. You know the difference between Indian elders and a lot of other elders? I'm busy!". I love. It's box office numbers. infringement! there. LINKS It is hard to do this if someone is not interested in itmind, body and soul. [Laughing! MP: Please correct me if I'm getting the wrong assumptions here. were there. Directing them, casting them, and what not.. but. so that's what I'd really like to see. 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. I try to say this to kids: It has to do with that fear of success. I love working with everyone on it. We had a really deep love scene in the cave and they cut that out completely. It was a really good script and a good concept. of symbolic imagery. E: I don't know maybe I was the right height! They employed 250 carpenters and they smacked it all up. 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? I: Yes, I guess that's a little difficult to survive. MP: Personally, I think he was deserving of an Academy Award for his work in The Last of the Mohicans. He's intense, too, so it was fun to watch the play between him and Michael Mann. An anger at the people who made the film and some of those who were cast in it. EARLY you've got Scots running around half naked and even in a period piece about Indians, just take The Last of the Mohicans for example .. You've got European born actors recreating roles from over 200 years ago. Join Stevie, comedic director "Steelbird" and his "assistant" real life movie star Eric Schweig as they present these incredible live performances, in-depth artist interviews and hilarious comedic backstage antics with featured artists. He was just a guy. ES: Yeah. 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. I teach them and they teach me. Eric Schweig is a Canadian actor of mixed Inuvialuk, Chippewa-Dene and German heritage. The James Fenimore Cooper book was fiction! MP: Then they'll be there for future generations? You have to sit down and focus. 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 "Please don't release this in English!". E: I think it was a mix. I now work with homeless people in Winnipeg, Manitobawe feed them and clothe them. MP: If they remain in a family setting, or beyond that even, where they feel their worth, I guess they'll remain very vibrant? rights, or land claims, or any of that, you have to start healing yourself. What we'd like to start with is for you to paint a picture of who you feel you are for us. I: Do you think European women would have been able to stand such a life style? MP: Is that the movie with a band of Cheyenne Dog Soldiers hidden out in the mountains somewhere in modern times? Gangster rap's fine for the individual who doesn't want to pick up a gun and . MP: Okay! He's all business. You know what? 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 I've been doing this for 25 years now. But we took care of them! ES: There's one. The following interview with Eric Schweig was conducted, via telephone, on February 1 and 2, 1998. 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