Cowboy Wonderland, History, and Myth: 'It Ain't All That Different Than Real Life.'

Explores the significance of Robert Altman's film "Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson." States that this film examines the western as a national myth and as a commercial entertainment form. Discusses questions about the moral authority of the hero and the consequences for Native Americans of western literature, art, drama, and film. (PA)