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  1. petroglyph
    a carving or line drawing on rock
    “We used to have petroglyphs,” said Ray Halbritter, the nation representative of the Oneida Indian Nation and the chief executive of its Nation Enterprises.
  2. Oneida
    a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario
    “We used to have petroglyphs,” said Ray Halbritter, the nation representative of the Oneida Indian Nation and the chief executive of its Nation Enterprises.
  3. cinematographer
    a specialist in charge of filming a movie
    It will be directed by Kees Van Oostrum, a well-known cinematographer (whose credits include “Gettysburg”), based on the book “Forgotten Allies: The Oneida Indians and the American Revolution,” by Joseph T. Glatthaar and James Kirby Martin.
  4. colonist
    one who settles or establishes a settlement in a new region
    In a telephone interview on Friday, Mr. Halbritter was explaining his nation’s reasons for dabbling in the movie business by agreeing to finance a planned picture about the Oneidas, their long-ago chief Han Yerry, and their alliance with American colonists during the Revolutionary War, even when others in the Iroquois Confederacy backed the British.
  5. long-ago
    belonging to time long gone
    In a telephone interview on Friday, Mr. Halbritter was explaining his nation’s reasons for dabbling in the movie business by agreeing to finance a planned picture about the Oneidas, their long-ago chief Han Yerry, and their alliance with American colonists during the Revolutionary War, even when others in the Iroquois Confederacy backed the British.
  6. American Revolution
    the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783
    It will be directed by Kees Van Oostrum, a well-known cinematographer (whose credits include “Gettysburg”), based on the book “Forgotten Allies: The Oneida Indians and the American Revolution,” by Joseph T. Glatthaar and James Kirby Martin.
  7. ally
    a friendly nation
    An independent production that is expected to cost $10 million, “First Allies,” as the film is called, is expected to begin shooting in central New York this fall.
  8. casino
    a public building for gambling and entertainment
    The idea, said Mr. Halbritter, is partly enterprise-driven: The nation would be pleased to make some money on an investment of assets derived from its casino and other businesses.
  9. George Washington
    1st President of the United States
    “They were very close to George Washington,” Mr. Halbritter said of his Oneida ancestors.
  10. Iroquois
    a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois
    In a telephone interview on Friday, Mr. Halbritter was explaining his nation’s reasons for dabbling in the movie business by agreeing to finance a planned picture about the Oneidas, their long-ago chief Han Yerry, and their alliance with American colonists during the Revolutionary War, even when others in the Iroquois Confederacy backed the British.
  11. script
    something written by hand
    Before agreeing to commit, Mr. Halbritter, no pushover, suggested changes to a script that had been written by Bob Burris.
  12. ancestor
    someone from whom you are descended
    “They were very close to George Washington,” Mr. Halbritter said of his Oneida ancestors.
  13. Hollywood
    a district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry
    Mr. Halbritter and a pair from Hollywood, Alex Siskin and Sidney Ganis, will have various producing roles.
  14. role
    the actions and activities assigned to a person or group
    Mr. Halbritter and a pair from Hollywood, Alex Siskin and Sidney Ganis, will have various producing roles.
  15. nation
    a politically organized body of people under a government
    “We used to have petroglyphs,” said Ray Halbritter, the nation representative of the Oneida Indian Nation and the chief executive of its Nation Enterprises.
  16. militia
    civilians trained as soldiers, not part of the regular army
    He and Mr. Siskin are lining up Native Americans for the native roles, but are looking for a Hollywood star to play Nicholas Herkimer, an American militia general who died of wounds received at Oriskany in 1777.
  17. studio
    workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
    “It’s almost like he’s a studio chief,” said Mr. Ganis.
  18. alongside
    side by side
    Among other things, “First Allies” is meant to remind the rest of America that the Oneidas, at considerable cost, helped give birth to the United States by fighting alongside the colonists, particularly at the battle of Oriskany, which will figure in the movie.
  19. shooting
    the act of firing a projectile
    An independent production that is expected to cost $10 million, “First Allies,” as the film is called, is expected to begin shooting in central New York this fall.
  20. chief
    the head of a tribe or clan
    “We used to have petroglyphs,” said Ray Halbritter, the nation representative of the Oneida Indian Nation and the chief executive of its Nation Enterprises.
  21. independent
    free from external control and constraint
    An independent production that is expected to cost $10 million, “First Allies,” as the film is called, is expected to begin shooting in central New York this fall.
  22. forgotten
    not noticed inadvertently
    It will be directed by Kees Van Oostrum, a well-known cinematographer (whose credits include “Gettysburg”), based on the book “Forgotten Allies: The Oneida Indians and the American Revolution,” by Joseph T. Glatthaar and James Kirby Martin.
  23. British
    of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture
    In a telephone interview on Friday, Mr. Halbritter was explaining his nation’s reasons for dabbling in the movie business by agreeing to finance a planned picture about the Oneidas, their long-ago chief Han Yerry, and their alliance with American colonists during the Revolutionary War, even when others in the Iroquois Confederacy backed the British.
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