Tom Holm

In Anadarko, a small bootlegger town full of corruption and murder, J.D. Daugherty and Hoolie Smith investigate the disappearances of geologist Frank Shotz and community member Louisa Welbourne. Tackling difficult issues involving racial prejudice with ease, Tom Holm weaves a vivid, suspenseful tale of the fight between good and evil.

Native Apparitions offers a critical intervention and response to Hollywood’s representations of Native peoples in film, from historical works by director John Ford to more contemporary works, such as Apocalypto and Avatar. But more than a critique of stereotypes, this book is a timely call for scholarly activism engaged in Indigenous media sovereignty.