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I'm about five episodes into a Voyager watch, and does it ever do a terrible job (by 90s standards!) of including a Native American character

Posted by Roger More (aka RogerMore) Apr 26 '23, 14:41

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Tom Paris: [trying to save Chakotay from the collapsing stairs] Isn't there some Indian trick where you can turn yourself into a bird and fly us outta here?

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Yes, even by 90s standards that was bad. But keep in mind, - Beryllium Apr 26, 14:45 3
- I was just reading up about it - apparently they hired a consultant on Native Americans who basically made stuff up in the most general way possible. -- nm - Roger More Apr 26, 14:54 2
  - that guy scammed a lot of people in Hollywood. -- nm - Remlik Apr 26, 16:39
  - was he played by ethan phillips? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 26, 15:06

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I'm about five episodes into a Voyager watch, and does it ever do a terrible job (by 90s standards!) of including a Native American character

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