Gary, I'm sorry to hear you didn't like "The Searchers." It is widely regarded as one of the greatest pictures of all times, but that doesn't mean you or anyone else should like it. I do think you may have a misconception about what the film is saying about Indians, though. Ethan Edwards, the character who most hates Indians, is a bit over the edge. His worldview is not necessarily that of the other characters and definitely not that of the film itself. It seems to me that hating "The Searchers" because Ethan is an Indian-hating racist would be a lot like hating "Moby Dick" because Ahab is a whale hater. Both films make it clear that their principal characters are obsessed and demented. John Ford was later to make "Cheyenne Autumn," a film very sympathetic of Indians. Ernie.