with people's economics on reservations, with people's social conflicts, and with the fact that on pine ridge, you know, sometimes people are seen as "the indians" or "the icons" or the "romantic tragedy." and that gets to be a little much for anybody. so i mean, ultimately, it's about, you know, finding yourself and finding, you know, your love for yourself, and moving forward. >> hinojosa: so when you were growing up, did you think, "hmm, i want to become a film director; this is something i could do"? because you weren't seeing a lot of images of native americans, period. >> well, i mean, when i was young, my mother-- who is wonderful-- always said, "you're a cheyenne and arapaho." and you know, it goes over your head, you know? >> hinojosa: oh, you were like, "yeah?" >> "yeah, let me, like, go on the jungle gym," you know? >> hinojosa: ( laughing ) >> but at some point, you know, when i turned 18, i started to say, "now, what does that mean?" >> hinojosa: so it wasn't until you were 18... >> well, interestingly enough... >> hinojosa: and your mom was... your mom, again, was white american

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