Holiday Special 2024: Powwow Highway (1989)
Dec 27, 2024•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 631
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Episode description
Jonathan Wacks' Powwow Highway (1989) takes a lot of trappings of a holiday road movie, but leaves them behind when needed as we explore the characters and relationship of two Cheyenne men struggling in to hold onto tradition in a world controlled by colonizers. This may be the first holiday film we've covered where the only person who says "Merry Christmas" is the villain. Christmas in Powwow Highway exists as a colonizers' holiday, but perhaps one held in tension as well.
Our dear friend Stephen G. joins us for as we celebrate another year in the books!
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