Older movies filmed on the Tesuque Pueblo include the 1955 western “The Man from Laramie” starring James Stewart and the 1988 “Young Guns” with Emilio Estevez and Kiefer Sutherland.īut Eyer said previous productions had stereotypes about Indigenous people and limited Native American input and that tribal officials hope future productions don’t follow in their footsteps. The site also has a set workshop called a mill that can be used by crews to build sets for use inside the casino or on the tribe’s land, Eyer said, adding that he could envision movies filmed there that are set in the Middle East or the U.S. “There are sorts of interesting standing sets that can be creatively (crafted) for all sorts of scenes.” It’s a capitol building,” said Eyer, who directed the 1998 film “Smoke Signals” about two Coeur d’Alene tribal members who travel from Idaho to Arizona to retrieve the remains of their father after he died alone.
