All the sets all the scenes a thousand extras at any given time running all over the place. PATHFINDING || The general public doesn't like ES: There's one. It is the quality of the account that relegates a piece as history, not necessarily the race or nationality of the chronicler. They'll get a kick out of that. No, we don't have "Red River"! Running 5 to 8 miles a day. ES: No, not when I was there. Actually, the same school that had kicked them out, that couldn't handle them, were phoning them back and saying "How do we start this multi-culturalism in our school?" ES: Yeah. Yeah, probably the Magua scrap was my favorite. They were the stars so they acted accordingly. It comes from people not talking to their elders and not listening to them. 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 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. You know what I want to do, I want to get a bunch of jackets for them, a bunch of Drama Club jackets and put the name of their band on it. 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. ES: Well, we did boycott the set one day because all the extras were getting shit on. GATHERINGS || It wasn't too heavy. Uhm hmm. Indians.. one of the worst. 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. EARLY I just wish this had a bit more exposure down in the States. GATHERINGS || And he has a niece who gets murdered in the city and the police hire him to come to the city to help out. The way you're describing it doesn't really sound like the scene that was originally [Sad voice. Did you find that different from other film experiences? One in particular was your party's arrival at Fort William Henry. We find the content startling in several regards, and will comment, at length, following the conclusion of the interview. They put them in. You know the difference between Indian elders and a lot of other elders? That's why we had, sometimes, 15 or 16 hour days. We hung out with him a lot. What did you guys feel, or you personally, when you were filming those scenes? ES: Let me think about that. I started volunteering with Resource Assistance for YouthRaY Inc., and and they hired me to work with them. different states and different coliseums .. and they're harmless! . She was pretty nice, Jodhi's mom. E: This was a part of the thing that didn't get developed properly. I'm getting a script in a couple of days. Some people don't know whether to love him or hate him. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS. An anger at how history has unfolded itself. Eric Schweig is a Canadian actor of mixed Inuvialuk, Chippewa-Dene and German heritage. MP: As far as roles go; is there any particular type of film you would like.. or any particular character you would want to play? HISTORY || You know .. especially the people that buy them. I'd take a picture of every one of them, too! We were pleased with the results and hope you are too. Deidre phoned me up and told me . it's a contemporary thing where I play a sheriff. Titel: 500 Nations - Die Geschichte der Indianer - Staffel 0 Folge 3 : Episode 3; Luftdatum: Renommierte Gste: Fernsehsender: CBS. This is "Eric Schweig Demo 2016" by Eric Schweig on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. MP: Okay. Probably in a little while. but, I'll get the script in Accessibility or. ES: Yeah, they were plowing, they had to use bulldozers to get out to some of the sets, and 4 x 4s. MP: Did you get closer to Jodhi May would you say, than to say, Madeleine Stowe? couple of days we had it down to 20 or 30 seconds. MOHICANS It's become a horrible reality. It was probably him. 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. I think it's called Across Continents, something like that, but it's [picture of the mask] right on the cover of it. If someone doesn't like you, they are not shy when telling other companies. of symbolic imagery. shells, especially the quiet ones the really, really inward teenagers. I said "You know what? I lived in hostels and I was an alcoholic until 14 years ago. Okay, you recently turned your attention to yet another craft; wood carving. MP: Please correct me if I'm getting the wrong assumptions here. ES: Yeah, as opposed to a few years ago, it's reasonably quiet, yeah. MP: Okay, many people are sincerely anxious to see you in more films. RIGHTS RESERVED - Use of material elsewhere - including text, images, and A speech was given by actor-adoptee Eric Schweig on February 19, 1999 at the Vancouver Inner City Foster Care Conference. 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. They were doing illegal tampering with time cards, skimming hours off time cards and the make-up artists went on strike. The people at the music store said. when I said "Well, we're almost done here. ES: I can see old Asheville. MESSAGE BOARD, STOREFRONTS! They were troubled kids. MP: Why did you specifically choose the Inuit Spirit masks as the subject of your carvings? He was somewhat reticent, probably because of the time lapse, about These kids were so awesome, they just blew me away. Where are you? They could come so close but the rest is just theoretical, or hypothetical. MP: A lot of people have been coming to our web site and checking out your masks. To Continue Reading Our Interview With Eric Schweig, Move On To: PART 2: ERIC SCHWEIG: AN INTERVIEW. E: The terrific points about the movie was the cinematography on the locations and the costumes. MP: It looks real good. MP: How do feel about being cast in the real-life role of Indian activist? MP: He's got quite a reputation for really getting into his roles. He's pretty intense. You should do a mask. He was just a guy. The girls would have been scared of everything! GATHERINGS || Teile diese Show mit deinen Freunden. Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. Copyright 1997 - 2020 by They take their sense of history and their wisdom He said it's kind of a double SOUNDTRACK || MOHICAN PRESS 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? ES: Basically, yeah. She wasn't as inward. That's what these guys do in the movies. 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. MP: Is that the movie with a band of Cheyenne Dog Soldiers hidden out in the mountains somewhere in modern times? He's all business. ES: After I left the Mohicans, I said, "I hope I never see him again." Because it took so long to shoot, six months to shoot that and so many things went on. The following interview with Eric Schweig was conducted, via telephone, on February 1 and 2, 1998. I: How do you feel about Indians being depicted in films by white people, in earlier movies? I went over to his hotel and sat around with him. PART 2: ERIC SCHWEIG: AN INTERVIEW 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? You know, that's the impression people have. 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, Was she on the set all the time? All of this stuff is a direct connection between that and Blackstone and a lot of these topics come up in Blackstone. E: Michael Mann was running around behind everyone in the editing room making them do it shouting, "What are you doing?". The effect of the battle between you and Magua was very dramatic. What I thought about the movie was that it was sprawling. on our Book Store page. I don't just talk about it, I do it. ES: Well, you know, it's a period piece. If you cultivate that, when he is 30 years old he would be the best possible asset for his community. you know, and isn't psychotic. They can get egotistical. We have them back and now we can take care of them. He didn't socialize. I'm into it. You know, if you get beaten down for so long and then you Sitting out there in a big flotilla and it was really windy. 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? Gregory Harrison . 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. ES: Yeah. There are no subscriptions or costs. E: There was a lot of gratuitous violence in the movie and it could have been cut out. private or he was. Just go ahead and tell me how you feel about that. out but don't stay out too late. It's kind of difficult.. You see a lot of, well, I I can't remember. It's box office numbers. He's a really funny guy. like a sauna in the summertime. there's such a thing as senility. MP: And as opposed to what you do .. acting . doesn't that put you in the spotlight? That's no lie either. And I was told at 7 a.m. the next morning that I was hired! ES: No, I haven't. We haven't put anything on yet but we're planning on it. We have seen your work and it's beautiful. ES: Yeah, absolutely. We hope all who read this feel they've gained more insight, or a better Yeah, you know, just like locusts. 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. "Please don't release this in English!". I: Did you have to be really physically fit? MP: Well, what I mean is that you guys, in the movie of course, went through every possible trial and tribulation. and.. of course they're not gonna care and they're gonna forget everything. Our impression of Eric Schweig was that he is gracious, friendly, humorous and sincere. 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? 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 work with sex trade workers and I try to hook them up with agencies that can help them. seen any film maker come up with. 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. Guide book STILL Gorgeous Men. that would be upsetting, too. He is corrupt and if he can't get what he wants done one way, he'll get it done another. have been because they had aged so much and the paint had flaked off. it was aged down, but we just took a shot at it and it turned out wicked. ES: Oh You know, I can't remember. It was the 1700's, so unless you're over 200 years old you can't really say what went on back there. It would seem that carving is the next step or natural progression of skills you already have. 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. Everything just soars in it. Over near Lake James. Mohican Press - ALL Russell or Daniel? I think a lot of them are. 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. Mohawks all over the place! But that's all right. MOHICANS He can do a lot of stuff with his looks. I'll never forget his annoying voice. Was that ever filmed? Historical films will always be. Glad we did! Okay, you're a carver, an actor, a musician, and a drama coach. When you do that you really have to commit. The following interview - apparently from late 1992 - appeared in the pages of Trail Dust magazine. MP: Is this role already accepted or is it something you're considering? All of a sudden they just start busting out. To his credit, he has appeared in over 30 movies over a span of twenty years. What's he like on the set?" I'm not an Indian actor. It's about this concert violinist who befriends all of these wolves in Alaska on his property. No one really knows, it should have gone in there Hopefully, it will be on the extended version when it's on video. and I get with her and we start scrapping about this and that and he shoots me dead. EARLY Anyway, we were all downtown. 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? 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 It was huge. E: I caught that myself! MOVIE TITLE: The Last of the Mohicans. I: Was there another person in your canoe one that wasn't scripted? By the way, you did a play called The Cradle Will Fall. COURIER || Can you turn it into a greater good by reaching out to those kids? 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 What else? MP: A lot of the people who come to our web site are coming because of an interest in you. ES: You know, I don't know where the collection is. 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, beyond that, .. we gotta get with it. People from all over the world. We're working on it. [2] Even Daniel did. Does he? Unfortunately, people just eat that stuff up! The Indian guys were okay. I don't mind period pieces as long as it's something positive and not negative. MP: Uncas. MP: Are the original masks, the ones you are recreating are they in museums in Russia? MP: Okay.. again, regarding art.. a strong quality of any artist's work is the individuality of their creations. So what if the film was not shot in the I keep trying to get people to get into acting so we have someone who can focus on just being a funny guy or a bad guy or a psycho or a love interest. ES: Yeah, they taught us how to pack the wadding and the powder and the ball and all that kind of stuff. MP: Do you remember what scene you were filming? [laughs] I don't know what Like the kiss between Hawkeye and Cora? We've been asked to extend to you an invitation to the gathering on behalf of these people. You know I told everybody when this started. That and the part where Alice jumps from the cliff are some of the finest in the film! EARLY First, how were you chosen for the role of Uncas? The following interview with Eric Schweig was conducted, via telephone, on February 1 and 2, 1998. In COLOR! MP: Have you had any contact with her since filming LOTM? MENUS! There are a couple of words we just couldn't make out, indicated by a [??] ES: Yeah, but I understand the reason why. Being brothers, we would be the same. All of our content is free. I spent thousands of dollars at the Asheville Mall. MUSINGS || good idea to have one of your masks displayed in the vicinity. Regarding Vern As expected, we found ourselves liking him a great deal, and we quickly came to a mutually agreeable arrangement for displaying his work. He was in good humor throughout. MENUS! Yeah, ask any actor and they will tell you one of the most fun things to do is to make a departure from yourself and play a villain. I: Have you seen the whole film unedited? We sort of guessed at what they would infringement! I don't use it. But that was a superb scene! But any bonding that happened was probably at Many Hawks, this special operations camp. MP: The problem, then, is if all an Indian actor can get cast as is something like that.. that's definitely a problem. So what was it like to work with Michael Mann? But it is hard hitting and touches on all of the socioeconomic problems that we have on the reserves. MP: Well, having been here already, would you ever want to revisit western North Carolina, the scene of the crime? LINKS MP: Do you recall any special problems that were presented by the rugged terrain that LOTM was filmed in? MP: So, I get the impression you didn't like Red River much. Please do not reproduce it, in any form, without our permission. Eric was forthcoming and, we believe, candid in his responses; gracious, and willing to discuss everything we asked. rights, or land claims, or any of that, you have to start healing yourself. There were so many locations. ES: Hmmm . Well, not . not really. We don't want to attack his words. RIGHTS RESERVED - Use of material elsewhere - including text, images, and ES: Yes. just dump you off and you're there. Nothing like that . ES: Yeah, it's the same way. ES: Yes! He is such an integral part of our favorite movie. And that works to create a well-rounded villain. a couple of days and then meet the director, I guess. A war between blue coats and Indians. I: How did you get on with the rest of the cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Jodhi May and Russell Means? 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 I did a thing recently called Broken Chain, and I'll use that as a reference. 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. Guide book STILL Does he know that, in fact, all these characters are not based on fiction? it's getting much better here. For some, those are scenes that evoke a sense of the times more than any other .. they really hit you. With the village? They both have the same kind of drive so it was pretty funny. 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. It's pretty cool, and that's part of the whole process. place? They took it to the extreme with Last of the Dog Men, which is ludicrous! MP: Do you see that on the other end of the spectrum too, with the elderly? [Laughs] In case people liked ours better! MP: Regarding the children's drama group that you're involved in . your girlfriend's name is Gail? I like walking with my gun and my dogs in the woods near here. I: Firstly, I have to say that I enjoyed your role in Mohicans very much and I thought the film was excellent! Who is Eric Schweig? [More laughter]. MP: I know you've had experience framing houses. I didn't do a lot of talking. That, perhaps, is petty stuff. 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