Nate and the Colonel

Nate and the Colonel
Nate and the Colonel
Directed by	Paul Winters
Written by	Paul Winters
Starring	Paul Winters; Ricco Ross
Edited by	Paul Winters
Music by	Terry Plumeri
Release date	2003;
Languages	English, Ojibwe

Nate and the Colonel is a 2003 Western film written, directed and edited by Paul Winters.

The film also stars Winters as Colonel Ben Loftin and Ricco Ross as Nate.^[1] Nate and the Colonel is the first feature film to use the Native American Ojibwe language (for the first half of the film, the Native actors only speak in the Ojibwa language with English sub-titles).^{[citation needed]} The film also stars Mark S. Brien and Carlos Milano.^[2] Milano also produced the film^[3] and accepted the "Best Feature Film Award" at the 2004 American Indian LA Film and TV Awards.^{[citation needed]}

Plot

The year is 1865, and the American Civil War has just ended. Former slave Nate Washington and his boyhood friend, Confederate Colonel Ben Loftin head west together from the Southern United States which lie in ruins. On the Western Plains, they encounter a band of Chippewa Indians who will forever change their lives. Along the way, they must deal with a renegade band of Union Cavalry with a score to settle.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Yuloff, Hank (June 27, 2004). "Nate and the Colonel (2004)". Film Monthly.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
^ Pitts, Michael R. (January 4, 2013). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-7864-6372-5.
^ Sinnott, John (August 17, 2004). "Nate and the Colonel". DVD Talk. Retrieved June 25, 2025.

External links

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[:0-1] Yuloff, Hank (June 27, 2004). "Nate and the Colonel (2004)". Film Monthly.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2025.

[2] Pitts, Michael R. (January 4, 2013). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-7864-6372-5.

[3] Sinnott, John (August 17, 2004). "Nate and the Colonel". DVD Talk. Retrieved June 25, 2025.

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