Ward Churchill of Native American Film

This was an interesting article. When I started reading about the different Indian films and the film industry, and when it mentioned how Indians always portray the same character in each film, I started to realize how I'm actually tired of watching western films, etc. It mentioned how the Indian always gives the white man something to shoot at, and I agree. I feel like it's the same in every piece we've read/watched. Since the film Smoke Signals was directed and written by an Indian (Sherman Alexie), it must be a better film. I know the article mentioned how critics did not like the film, but because it was written by an Indian it better in the sense that it from the viewpoint of an Indian rather than a white man. After all, most of these stories involve Indians, so wouldn't it make sense for an Indian to write it?