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I thought some readers would be interested in this more indigenous retelling of Last of the Mohicans from BBC Radio / BBC Sounds playback:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002nv3k

Text from BBC Website / BBC Sounds: [A] “Bold revisiting of an iconic and now widely discredited novel, placing the experience of Indigenous Americans and women at its heart. A hit of its time and still a well-known title, the actual novel is rarely read by modern audiences for its dense text, melodramatic stereotyping and historical inaccuracy.”

“Not least of which is that the Mohicans did not perish in 19th century – the tribe is alive and well today. The book is particularly disliked by most Indigenous Americans, for its dismissive portrayal of Indigenous peoples, confusion between individual tribes and historical inaccuracies.”

“This dynamic new audio version places the novel’s marginalised characters at its heart, exploring contemporary conflict and modern concerns – clashes between nations; the disenfranchisement of Indigenous people; threats to the environment; and how social change re-shapes the natural world.”

Part of the America250 festival on the BBC throughout 2026

It has been a long time since I read this book or saw the 1990s film.

An interesting take on an American classic and on the French Indian Wars.

Crossposted from my Man of TIN Blog Two:

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2026/01/31/last-of-the-mohicans-reimagined-from-a-more-native-american-indigenous-pov-radio-4-drama/