How To Write the great american indian novel

In Alexies pome how to write the great american indian novel he makes many good points about the template of how writers make Indian novels. When he talks about the Indian as a hero and how he must be a half breed, and must be from a horse culture in my mind it made me think of the movie Hidalgo. In that movie the writers did follow most of the things that Alexie said. The main character was a half breed from a horse culture, his grandmother was a tragic indian figure, he had a secret and it was slowly revealed, and when he had moments of introspections he was always alone. This movie was a big hit and got nominated for a couple of awards. So this lends credince to the claim that Alexie makes in the title.