So the American government lied to the Native Americans for many, many years, and then President Clinton lied about a relationship, and everyone was surprised! A little naive, I feel!
Any time you talk about the look of the film, it's not just the director and the director of photography. You have to include the costume designer and the production designer.
It's always a Catch-22 situation. They hate you if you're the same, and they hate you if you're different.

