Home›Sources›Lamberson, Smoke Signals Named to National Film Registry, The Spokesman-Review, 2018SourcesLamberson, Smoke Signals Named to National Film Registry, The Spokesman-Review, 2018Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Lamberson, Smoke Signals Named to National Film Registry, The Spokesman-Review, 2018." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/lamberson-smoke-signals-national-film-registry-spokesman-review-2018.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Lamberson, Smoke Signals Named to National Film Registry, The Spokesman-Review, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/lamberson-smoke-signals-national-film-registry-spokesman-review-2018Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-lamberson-smoke-signals-named-to-nationa, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Lamberson, Smoke Signals Named to National Film Registry, The Spokesman-Review, 2018}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/lamberson-smoke-signals-national-film-registry-spokesman-review-2018}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA local newspaper feature marking the Library of Congress's 2018 selection of Smoke Signals for the National Film Registry. Its strength is that it is precise about place and people: the specific reservation towns the film was shot in, and the specific tribal affiliations of its writer and director. Its limit is that it is a regional paper's news feature rather than a national outlet or a peer reviewed source, so it is cited here for verifiable local and biographical fact rather than for critical interpretation.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Reliability tier 2: a named staff reporter at The Spokesman-Review, a regional daily newspaper with ordinary newsroom editorial process, reporting on a local and factual matter.NotesWell-attestedPublished and updated December 12, 2018. Read directly. Names Sherman Alexie as a Spokane Indian raised on the reservation in Wellpinit, and Chris Eyre as a Cheyenne and Arapaho filmmaker; reports the Library of Congress praised the film's witty, droll script and called it a funny, unpretentious look at Native Americans in the nation's cinema and culture; and lists the specific reservation and Eastern Washington filming locations.CitationAuthorWell-attestedCarolyn LambersonPublisherWell-attestedThe Spokesman-ReviewPublication YearWell-attested2018URLWell-attestedhttps://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/dec/12/smoke-signals-filmed-in-spokane-and-written-by-she/Source TypeWell-attestednews featureClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Articles, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Screen Works, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested10ArticlesThe First Feature Made by the People It Was AboutScreen WorksSmoke Signals (1998 Film)SourcesLamberson, Smoke Signals Named to National Film Registry, The Spokesman-Review, 2018General References2ArticlesThe First Feature Made by the People It Was AboutScreen WorksSmoke Signals (1998 Film)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year