“The Daughter of Dawn” (1920 silent film) features a group of men on horses who are in pursuit of a bison herd. “The Daughter of Dawn” was filmed in the Wichita Mountains near Lawton, Oklahoma. The entire cast was comprised of Native Americans, mostly Kiowa and Comanche. These Indigenous actors brought their own tipis, horses, clothing, and traditions to the set, which made the film especially unique. After screening only a few times when it was released in 1920, “The Daughter of Dawn” disappeared without a trace. It was thought to be lost, but in 2004 a 35mm nitrate copy surfaced in private hands and is now preserved by the Oklahoma Historical Society. “The Daughter of Dawn” was added to the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry in 2013.
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