Cowboys & indians

[bluesteve1964]

Tell him to read "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" by Dee Brown for the true story of what happened to Native Americans. Absolutely brilliant book.

 

[JASR]

Last of the mohicans.
Dances with wolves.
Any Sergio leone spaghetti western.
Pale rider.

Most westerns including most of the above are just Hollywood’s interpretation of cowboys and Indians.
In reality most cowboys couldn’t hit a barn door, and the story of the Indians isn’t just about the plains men, it’s the whole of North American varied habitat, fishermen on the coasts (1st to be wiped out).

 

[cityontheup]

Some good answers so far, I had
Dances with wolves
The Revenant

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Blazing saddles

 

[uweuweuwe]

go proper old school with some john ford movies:-
stagecoach
the man who shot liberty valance
the searchers
fort apache
my darling Clementine

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Not a western but An Indian in my cupboard is probably more age appropriate than some of the others and more educational than John Wayne's typical films.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Start with Brokeback mountain and see if he's still interested after that.

 

[jimharri]

Blazing saddles

"They're darker than I am"

 

[bennyboy]

The Searchers is the last movie he should watch.

 

[snorky]

Little Big Man. Classic.