The Last of the Mohicans, the last of that seriously beautiful man

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One afternoon, when I was, oh, about seven or eight, I walked in on a seriously depressing movie called "The Last of the Mohicans." But on the screen was the most beautiful Native American man I had ever seen, or will ever see. It was Uncas, played by Eric Schweig.

I floated in front of the TV as if in a trance and stared at him. My enjoyment was cut short when that hideous Hawkeye kept butting in on the screen. Who wanted to see him? He was gross. He was not sexy. He wasn't even a real Native. Uncas was where it was at. He was the beautiful one.

I made up my baby mind on the spot. I was going to marry Uncas one day. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! The movie itself was fit to make a girl slice her wrists because it was so depressing, but I would watch the movie just to see Uncas.

I never forgave Magua for killing him. Did he have to kill the gorgeous one? When Wes Studi played Geronimo, he deserved to lose at the end, because he killed my man.

Nevertheless, my marriage date was set. As soon as I was old enough, I would marry Uncas. It didn't matter that he was so much older than me. A man like that couldn't possibly age. He'd wait to age until I was all grown up.

And then "Tom and Huck" came out. Injun Joe appeared on the scene like some greasy creature who woke up at the camp. My dad said, "That's Uncas."

My dreams were dashed into a million pieces and I quickly went into denial. That thing on the screen couldn't be him. That couldn't be Uncas! Everybody cries about water rights, lands taken away, heroes turned into war prisoners and sent away to die in lands far from home--but what about me?! My Uncas had gone ugly!

My wedding plans were cancelled and my dreams were dashed into oblivion. I was left to wonder why most men looked more like Injun Joe and not like Uncas.

"The Last of the Mohicans" marked the end of beauty, not the Mohicans. They're alive and well. You can visit their tribal web page right here: https://www.mohican.com/

Who knows, maybe there's an Uncas hiding among them.


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