Indians our often depicted and defined through the stereotypes and misconceptions that individuals within society grant them. The point here is that most of the stereotypes that are given to Indians are not accurate. In the film “Smoke Signals” some of both the positive and negative stereotypes that people have pertinent to Indians are shown. These preconceived attitudes that individuals have towards Indians are revealed in this film mainly through ways such as humor and struggles that Indians face within today’s society; such as many problems they prevalently encounter while inhabiting the various reservations that the U.S government operates for them. The method of using humor to carry out Indian stereotypes, such as used in the film is both practiced and culturally accepted amongst modern day Indians. These stereotypes have been responsible for the overall view that people have of the Indian people and it first begins by people’s view on how Indians live. One...