infringement! Like the kiss between Hawkeye and Cora? If they take VERY good care of them you know. like boxing in a telephone booth. Some of my friends are Mohawks. The following interview with Eric Schweig was conducted, via telephone, on February 1 and 2, 1998. I don't believe We don't have all of the character actors that we need, we don't have bad guys, we don't have comedians, and we don't have the bodies to fill all of the positions. The ramifications and issues surrounding interracial/cultural adoption are, ES: Yep! You seem to be down on period pieces because they cast Indians in loin cloths and stuff like that. MP: So, on the set then, he would just do a scene and then go off by himself? MP: Would you describe yourself as a private person? People from all over the world. That's Andy Fraser. Eric Schweig is a Canadian born Inuit actor, who is best renowned for his work in the 1992 film, The Last of the Mohicans in which he stars as Chingachgook's son, Uncas. Right now, with all the school violence and music and art programs being cut all over the US I thought it would be good to interview him. I said "You know what? I'll do it. scripted, which was more than "puppy love". It was a real pleasure to have the opportunity to talk with Eric. We were in Columbus, Georgia for about a month. Just throw out a couple of opinions on working with her. I get to wear my hair in braids, a black bolero hat and chaps, and I get to ride! What was originally scripted for that scene was pretty graphic. SOUNDTRACK || ES: If I'm not working, yep! Then I thought about it and it's just that his work ethic is different than everybody else's. E: I think they wanted that, but the height did come into it. ES: [Laughter] Yeah! Or WE start making films of our own, which a lot of us has. The people at the music store said. when I said "Well, we're almost done here. MP: Okay. If they were good sticks .. it was kind of a bummer .. it would've been a better game. MP: Though we feel The Last of the Mohicans is your best film, certainly the most popular MP: I sense a certain dissatisfaction within you regarding that film. Yeah, they cut that out, they must have. I: The editing in the film is a little off sometimes. Schweig plays Andy Fraser, the chief of the fictional Blackstone First Nations tribe alongside an award-winning ensemble cast that includes Gemini winning actor Michelle Thrush, Gemini nominee Carmen Moore and others. You know, Robert DeNiro and Val Kilmer didn't go out to the closest available reservation and give him an eagle feather oh, sorry, Al Pacino didn't give him an eagle feather to join his division downtown in Los Angeles. People are treating kids like animals. Eric was forthcoming and, we believe, candid in his responses; gracious, and willing to discuss everything we asked. I know There was a real enthusiasm projected when discussing his masks. He was just all work, then go home. That's who you have to focus on. before it was a tad more difficult than we'd anticipated. Eric Schweig The Missing Interview. ], MP: [Laughing!] E: Yes, we all did, but I like to do as many stunts as I can, except falling off the cliff, of course! E: I think it was a mix. Return To Part 1 Of ERIC SCHWEIG: AN INTERVIEW, See Eric As Uncas, From The DVD-version: UNCAS & ALICE, A cause dear to his heart, read: They were in the islands? It doesn't matter what kind of crooks they were! Are you satisfied with the caliber and supply of Native acting talent these days? MOHICAN PRESS So, that's good to see. I had no idea. He's the guy that showed us how to you know, and isn't psychotic. E: I got along with everybody! Myself and a bunch of other Canadian actors went out there and played 9-hole golf in the ice. As the film nears the end, the group progresses up a precarious waterfall, one of Hawkeye's friends, Uncas (Eric Schweig) is killed by the men tracking them, and he falls off the edge of the waterfall. It is fun because you can do morally reprehensible shit and get away with it. STOREFRONT || You know .. especially the people that buy them. were there. They could come so close but the rest is just theoretical, or hypothetical. MP: Okay, many people are sincerely anxious to see you in more films. So I told everybody from the beginning. Just a chance to. you can see it in them.. certain monologues that hit home with them. ES: I got along with Russell. I'll see you at the movies.". effects - without our expressed, written permission, constitutes copyright There's absolutely no guarantee, but if I'm not doing anything MP: Well, I hate to say "great" that you're not working, but if you're not working it would be great if you could come. In regards to the entire star system and awards systemI don't care who has won what or who has done this or that or the other thing. But Russell Means (Chingachgook) said, "NO, I'm an Indian. I: What were the good points about the film? That's So, while you guys were filming this did you have any sense of bonding? ES: Tell them, "Thanks for your support. What I thought about the movie was that it was sprawling. LINKS They put them in. You know the difference between Indian elders and a lot of other elders? Available - Free Downloads Only! That's because people listen to them. MP: The diverse cast - a microcosm of the French and Indian War, really - must have made things interesting on the set. You downgrade, or downplay, other situations in a movie in order to boost you know, like it or not Madeleine Stowe and Daniel Day-Lewis were the stars in that and that's what MP: There was a strong feeling of familial bond between your character, Uncas, your older step-brother Hawkeye, played by Daniel Day-Lewis, and your father Chingachgook, played by Russell Means. MP: Okay. Available - Free Downloads Only! Okay . You were born in Inuvik? A little better, though. But when Daniel walks into the Huron village he almost gets his brains knocked out. I: The dialects in Mohicans what are they? Of Inuit and German descent, Eric Schweig is the star player of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Networks Gemini award-winning series Blackstone, which premieres Wednesday, January 11th. It was hot and it was annoying because Michael wanted to .. you know, like I said before.take after take. There are no subscriptions or costs. Probably the fort scenes. The following interview - apparently from late 1992 - appeared in the pages of Trail Dust magazine. Or maybe it would be a I didn't have to say that much, just stand around tapping my feet. We just see the rushes. RIGHTS RESERVED - Use of material elsewhere - including text, images, and Even so, it seems to us, one simply must dispute much of what he says. That's no lie either. E: No, I don't! It's become a horrible reality. EARLY MP: So, I get the impression you didn't like Red River much. Or, at least wonder why he says it! We found the one-year teacher retention rate at GDL in 2010-2011 was 79%; Green Dot Locke teachers, overall, were more highly educated than their . Could you tell him Eric said "hello"? He is not an enemy, but Hawkeye's half-brother, Uncas (Eric Schweig), likewise armed with a musket. I can't remember. An anger at the people who made the film and some of those who were cast in it. I: And I presume the Hurons were speaking French? the least. All the sets all the scenes a thousand extras at any given time running all over the place. ES: Well .. it was more or less just business to me because nothing's ever historically correct. Guide book STILL . You see a lot of people, like I was telling Gail the other day, you see the PMRC , the Parents Music Resource Center, and Tipper Gore and her butt head husband and they're running around bands like Marilyn Manson, and they're banning them from Historical films will always be. You have to sit down and focus. friendly towards each other or any of that. In an interview with ICTMN, Schweig discussed life experiences that have helped him to play his role in Blackstone, his belief in giving back to the community, and how he has obtained such success in his career. MP: It is really scary to be a parent now. I assume that you didn't have much knowledge, before landing the role of Uncas, of the period history behind LOTM not only of I like walking with my gun and my dogs in the woods near here. He has said elsewhere that he credits his girlfriend Gail and his agent Deidre Sam with helping him in his recovery. Did you ever feel like "us against them" or "we've got another obstacle to go through and we've got to watch out for each other"; or was Day Lewis. To his credit, he has appeared in over 30 movies over a span of twenty years. My mother died of alcoholism and she was homeless as well. Of course, like you were saying before, the old films from the 50s were horrible .. the Indians were the bad guys and they had to be eradicated no matter what. of the interview, we felt comfortable with him, and he with us. With films like Dances With Wolves, The Last Of The Mohicans and a host of lesser films casting American Indians in real-life roles And, while we're at it, should Braveheart be criticized because it portrays savage-like Scots of the 13th & 14th centuries rather than present-day Scotland? We had a really deep love scene in the cave and they cut that out completely. Mohican Press - ALL Eric Schweig was born in Inuvik, Canada, on 19 June 1967. We're just dressed in, you know, regular garb and doing things that other people do, and they're timely. No problem. And he'd do that with everything. have anything to do with carving. Not to portray these times would be to "twist" history. Yeah, ask any actor and they will tell you one of the most fun things to do is to make a departure from yourself and play a villain. I'd take a picture of every one of them, too! [Laughs] In case people liked ours better! Indians.. one of the worst. All they want to do is restrict native roles to native people. MP: Well, would that be something you would consider? Copyright 1997 - 2020 by Uhm hmm. Well, it's one of the biggest small towns. Was it just a kiss? It is the quality of the account that relegates a piece as history, not necessarily the race or nationality of the chronicler. You have a rather large following. SCRIPT || That, perhaps, is petty stuff. Like this week. there's 7 or 8 guys that I'm going to speak with. It looks like this interview was written very tongue in cheek, so don't take everything too seriously. Anything that had to do with the fort . because it was hot in there and it was stuffy. We were shooting [?? And try to teach them to watch out for the warning signs. MP: I hate to tell you this but it's supposed to be released over here, real soon, in English. No one wants to see this all the time. And I just like the idea of, like I said before [in a previous conversation], reaching back into time and duplicating the mask and taking them back from the people who stole I'm not trying to be antagonistic. [Sad voice. Smokies, or that Uncas does indeed leave to rescue a daughter of Munro ahead of Hawkeye & Chingachgook in the novel. think I'd hesitate. I: What kind of qualities do you think they were looking for, that maybe you had that other people didn't? A few final comments. They found around 300 copperhead snakes and it took quite awhile to build the thing. I: Well, that explains that! Please Note: This interview is the property of Mohican Press. E: No, I haven't. In And you know, most of them are but where most of them will do 3 or 4 takes of something, whether it's a close up or an establishing shot he'll take 12 [laughs] . or 13. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS. MP: He's got quite a reputation for really getting into his roles. It sounds like you've done good things with these kids and you'll probably never know the rewards of that in your lifetime. We love his portrayal of Uncas. You have to have some sort of sympathy or empathy for villains like otherwise. People either love it or they hate it and that's what you want. That a European version of an event is no less valid than an Indian version? Guide book STILL MP: Were they downplaying the Uncas/Alice relationship? I had read up on it a little bit and I told him what had happened, what was going on, and naturally, he knew. People in New Zealand are getting this program but people in Seattle can't watch it. Was that ever filmed? I've read a couple of scripts that were on the money. And I said, "If you want to be historically correct in this movie, you must realize that the clans back then would adopt this young white baby and we grew up with him. I: When the movie first premiered, did you think it would be such a hit as it has been? I used to hate it but I got used to them after awhile. Interviewing is something we hadn't done MP: Do any of the locations stick out in your mind as a favorite place? like a sauna in the summertime. Twitter @VinceSchilling TikTok @VinceSchilling Email vschilling@indiancountrytoday.com he is also the opinions editor , to submit email: opinion@indiancountrytoday.com. MP: Yeah, Chimney Rock. That was fun. They had a pool and a waterfall. I'm busy!". To Continue Reading Our Interview With Eric Schweig, Move On To: PART 2: ERIC SCHWEIG: AN INTERVIEW. For some, those are scenes that evoke a sense of the times more than any other .. they really hit you. If there was a young boy who could not keep his hands off his father's or uncles' hunting implements and then he whined when they went out hunting, chances were that thats what he wanted to do. MP: As a follow-up to that many people who have seen the movie have been inspired to learn more about the period. ES: Well, that's hard to say because mostly all I did was run. Okay, you're a carver, an actor, a musician, and a drama coach. This may be bad energy but it is energy nonetheless and that is power. an Inuit duo! In COLOR! ES: You gotta put a little bit of that in there. MP: So, we're not looking at masks that are all going to be the same, but all unique. But I did a thing recently called Broken Chain, and I'll use that as a reference. ES: Yeah, start sending out pamphlets to customs [Laughs], just to tell them . MP: Okay. ES: Oh, that took all night. I thought it would stink! We wish him a lot of success in all his endeavors and thank him for taking the time to speak Since his feature debut in the 1990 drama The Shamans Source, Schweig has made an impressive mark on the acting world in such productions as Squanto: A Warriors Tale, The Scarlet Letter, Ron Howards The Missing, Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story, Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis, Cashing In, Casino Jack, and the Emmy-winning Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. He expects the same from his cast and his crew. ES: There's about 14 or 15 kids in it and we get together.. actually, I'm waiting for some plays to come in to a local bookstore here. We go down to the gym and I just. my girlfriend and I, we look around for different monologues and scenes for Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. SCRIPT || The girls would have been scared of everything! ES: Yeah. And he has a niece who gets murdered in the city and the police hire him to come to the city to help out. Anyway, we were all downtown. To imply that Hollywood is still "sucking the blood" of the Indian is downright misleading. It was probably [name omitted] He's the 1st AD. So, after putting it off and saying "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah". at the time I was running around a lot and too busy to RM F6FR3M - RELEASE DATE: Aug 26, 1992. Just a cop. But after practicing, after a MP: If they remain in a family setting, or beyond that even, where they feel their worth, I guess they'll remain very vibrant? [Laugh]. MP: Okay. E: I've been with PRIME TALENT for about three years and they audition all over the United States and Canada. Even at night. It was really hard to get that damn ball. Directing them, casting them, and what not.. but. so that's what I'd really like to see. He didn't socialize. ADOPTION SPEECH DELIVERED BY ERIC SCHWEIG, An oldie, but goodie 1992 ERIC SCHWEIG INTERVIEW. Should you instead be seen simply as an individual who has chosen acting as a profession? Perhaps we are wrong. What did you guys feel, or you personally, when you were filming those scenes? ES: Yes! He runs Many Hawks Special Operations Camp in Columbus, Georgia where he He was in Columbia, SC at a conference called "Calling All Colors" at the American Indian Center of South Carolina He went to talk to kids about Turning Anger into Art. ES: Uhmm. No, it wasn't a sex scene. Blackstone Season 1 - "The Ladies Want to Know" 48,230 views Nov 24, 2011 217 Dislike Share Save BlackstoneTheSeries 1.14K subscribers Eric Schweig answers questions about Last of the. ES: I can see old Asheville. That would've been really cool if they'd have done that. Fortunately, we have the type of material that forces you to be into it and serious, otherwise you would just come across as phony. We hope this helps you to know him as he is MOHICAN PRESS: We've read many bits and pieces of information, in print and on the Internet, by people who claim they know who you are. I don't cut my hair for nobody!" They take their sense of history and their wisdom Probably in a little while. but, I'll get the script in ES: He was intense. You were cut by a Huron. MP: Supposedly.. Uncas was. MESSAGE BOARD, STOREFRONTS! They haven't solved it. So what if the film was not shot in the MP: We've heard about those. ES: Yeah, all up and down there; all over here. We invite your comments on our comments, or on the interview, on the In COLOR! ES: Oh You know, I can't remember. Was it meant to be like that? films. Do you have a message for these people? He worked most of the time. Basic description does not do this moment justice. Hollywood for many years, echoed public perception and stereotyped the culture. [Laughter]. Have you seen the movie? You know I told everybody when this started. That and the part where Alice jumps from the cliff are some of the finest in the film! Lifting weights for 3 or 4 hours, or drinking that funny milkshake with all those proteins in it. Could you do me a favor? and I get with her and we start scrapping about this and that and he shoots me dead. I forgot his name MP: Yes . this is one of the masks in his so called "collection"? In fact, he stayed at that, not a chateau What's the name of that One of the six and French, so that they could talk amongst themselves. I: Well, I've learned a lot today from you and I really thank you for all the time you've given me. "Please don't release this in English!". Yeah, it's the most horrible death scene that I've ever done. Those guys running around in the wool were so uncomfortable. Lots of it, and we have to control it. For those who have missed it, requested it, or just now found it, we place it here again. It was kind of disappointing because it fit right in. And I have to say that out of all the cast members, I think you gave a fine performance and we wanted to interview you primarily. First, how were you chosen for the role of Uncas? HISTORY || I wouldn't As award-winning actor Eric Schweig led a column of mourners yesterday to a sunburned patch of grass at Vancouver's Grandview Park (the place where a man called Curtis Brick spent his dying moments) the drama seemed like a movie scene.. S chweig has, in fact, appeared in similar scenes on screen many times.. A carver and actor born in Nunavut, Schweig's credits track like a highlight reel of . ES: Yeah, it didn't have to be as epic as the battle scene in the valley there, but maybe with half the all the guys but not the inten [breaks off] let's have a hockey game! of the interview, we felt comfortable with him, and he with us. it's getting much better here. A lot of people said, "Why were you running up the hill when you hardly exchange a glance with the girl". I told everybody right from the beginning, listen man.. we better take advantage of this while it lasts because they're gonna flog it to death. We haven't put anything on yet but we're planning on it. Eric is certainly a personable, well-spoken & easy-to-talk-to person. And the colors. the picture that was taken of this mask, the colors were a bit off. Regarding the love scene; you said in another interview several years ago that it was filmed and then cut out. By the way, you did a play called The Cradle Will Fall. in Deep Rising. passionate, heartfelt, and poignantly expressed. They promote it. They sold a lemon to the wrong person and find themselves reverting back to their old ways as mercenaries. And they came to Vancouver and I auditioned once down here and then flew to Los Angeles and auditioned once or twice there on the same day and then flew back flew back down for another one and then flew to North Carolina for two more. We have them back and now we can take care of them. You can find some of his films, including his two favorites, "Tom and Huck" and "Pontiac Moon", listed MP: Please correct me if I'm getting the wrong assumptions here. with us. 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