What was the first feature film produced and directed by Native Americans with an exclusive Native cast?

Smoke Signals.

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  2. Dances With Wolves
  3. The Last of the Mohicans

Why: Smoke Signals, set on the Coeur D'Alene Reservation, was the first such feature film and won a Sundance award.

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Answer: Smoke Signals. Smoke Signals, set on the Coeur D'Alene Reservation, was the first such feature film and won a Sundance award.

  1. Native Americans in the United States en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States
    It was the first feature film to be produced and directed by Native Americans, and to have an exclusive Native American cast.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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