Trivia for
Smoke Signals (1998) More at IMDbPro »

• The first movie to be written, directed, and co-produced by a Native American.
  
  
• During the shooting of Lucy and Velma driving backwards, Elaine Miles (Lucy) acquired the skill of driving the car backwards. Hence, no stunt driver was needed. Miles performed the driving herself.
  
  
• When Arnold (Gary Farmer) asks Victor who his favorite Indian is, Victor replies "nobody," which makes Arnold furious. Interesting to note though, is the fact that the name of Gary Farmer's character in Dead Man (1995) is "Nobody."
  
  
• The song "All My Relations" performed by Ulali at the end of the film uses the traditional Irish tune "Garryowen". The tune was a favorite of General George Armstrong Custer and became the official air of the US 7th Cavalry Regiment in 1867. According to legend, it was the last tune played before the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
  
  

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