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Released during the height of the Vietnam War, the film is widely viewed as a protest piece.

The harrowing depiction of the U.S. Army attacking Native villages was a direct cinematic parallel to the real-world My Lai Massacre . Little Big Man

Unlike the faceless "savages" of previous decades, the film portrayed Native Americans as a complex society—what the Cheyenne call the "Human Beings". Released during the height of the Vietnam War,

Rather than a martyr, General Custer is portrayed as a vainglorious, "raving lunatic," a shocking reversal of the historical narrative at the time. The Technical Feat rather than just "noble warriors".

The film was among the first to feature a diverse range of Native characters, including gay Indians and those with mental health struggles, rather than just "noble warriors".