Review of Smoke Signals (1998) by Cassandra C — 26 Jul 2007

The inside jokes us natives have with this movie are ENDLESS! Its only funny if you've ever lived on tha rez tho, not to be racist but white folks just wouldn't get it.

This review of Smoke Signals (1998) was written by Cassandra C on 26 Jul 2007.

Smoke Signals has generally received positive reviews.

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