April 23, 2013

Docudrama about Hominy Indians

Movie Set To Highlight Hominy Indians' 1927 Gridiron Feat

By Ashlei KingA "Twilight" star is teaming up with the Osage Foundation and Fully Funded Films to shed light on an untold story.

They hope to make a film called "Playground of the Native Son."

The 1925 Hominy Indians professional football team represented 14 different tribes from 1925-1936.

"This is just another minority team that was really never recognized and we think it's about time they're recognized," associate producer Julia Lookout said.

In 1927, the world-champion New York Giants agreed to play Hominy in what they thought would be a joke.

"The coup de grace is the fact that they played the New York Giants and they beat them, so we decided to do a documentary and talk to a lot of the ancestors," Lookout said.
‘Twilight’ actor to tell Hominy Indians story

Filming complete for docudrama on Hominy Indians team

Film's producer hopes to have it ready for a June release

By Shannon Shaw Duty
The filming for the docudrama Playground of the Native Son has wrapped and producer Celia Xavier hopes to have the documentary finished by June of 2013.

“We should have it finished in six months,” Xavier said at the Osage Nation Foundation Christmas Celebration Dec. 15, where cast and crew were invited. Director of the docudrama, Michael Nash, heard Xavier’s comment and said jokingly, “Eight months.”

Xavier said that when the film is finished she plans on having a showing in Pawhuska for Osages and area Natives. Xavier also wrote the Osage Tribal Murders documentary about the Osage Reign of Terror. Nash directed the 2010 documentary Climate Refugees, a film investigating mass migrations caused by the changing climate, according to the IMDb.com Web site.

According to the documentary Web site, the docudrama is based on the 1920s all-Native Hominy Indians professional football team and their 28-game winning streak. The 1925 Hominy Indians professional football team represented 14 different tribes from 1925-1936.
Comment:  For more on Indians in football history, see AMC Develops Carlisle Football Drama and The NFL's Oorang Indians.

Below:  "The 1925 Hominy Indians professional football team represented 14 different tribes from 1925-1936."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"Twilight star"? Apparently further confirming my hypothesis that Twilight is pornography for preteen girls: You can just be on camera for a short period and be considered a star.

The funny thing about Indians in early football: The NFL's rulebook has a whole bunch of things going back to those days (e.g., deflating the ball and smuggling it under your shirt).