The Native American God in the Wonder Woman Movie

Hello Friends,

This week I’m blogging about another special feature of the Wonder Woman movie—the Native American Chief.

“The Chief” was recently introduced in the Batman versus Superman movie. Batman—Bruce Wayne finds an old photograph of Wonder Woman and her companions from Belgium, 1918 during World War 1. 

Here’s the clip from the Batman versus Superman movie.

Canadian actor and stuntman, Eugene Brave Rock played the character of The Chief in the Wonder Woman movie. The director, Patty Jenkins, gave him the opportunity to move the character away from a stereotypical portrayal of a Native American Chief.

Eugene Brave Rock was able to make decisions about his character and how to dress etc. He took the opportunity to represent his people and language. The Chief character became the Blackfoot demi-God called Napi.

Napi is a god of creation, trickster and storyteller. 

A culture hero.

When Napi was first introduced to Wonder Woman, he spoke Blackfoot language and she answered in his language. Awesome!

"Oki niisto niitanigo Napi" Hello my name is Napi.

from @genebraverock

I would love to see the Napi character in future Wonder Woman movies and learn more about the God. 

Have a peaceful weekend everyone. 

♥ Ashlyn

The Wonder Woman movie pictures used in this post are owned by Warner Brothers.