“We know what we are, but not what we can be. » A quote from William Shakespeare deals with the trait of identity. The identity applies to the film as she is a part of different characters and groups throughout the film. A majority of Americans have always stereotyped Native Americans and in the movie Thunderheart, stereotyping takes place towards Native Americans. The film was released in 1992 and is about an American FBI agent of Indian origin, Ray Levoi. He goes to a reservation with his partner, Frank Coutelle, to investigate a murder. At first, Ray disregards the natives, but by the end of the film, he embraces his heritage and sees himself as a Native American rather than an uptight FBI agent. In the scene at Red Deer Table, the real identities of the FBI and Ray are revealed as the natives are exploited. In this scene, Ray and Crow Horse go to a location on the reservation at night and discover puddles of liquid after Ray almost falls into one. Ray wonders what it is, then Crow Horse throws a rock he picked up into one of the pools and concludes that it is a test drill for uranium. Crow Horse then sticks a knife in a hole and discovers sealant, then comments on how the natives voted against mining on the reservation. Crow Horse mentions that Jack Milton has been trying to gain ownership of the land and continues to take bribes on leases. Mining is the reason the water became contaminated. They both conclude that the murder was staged and blamed on Jimmy just so the mining could be done. Crow Horse tells Ray that "his people", referring to the Americans, did this. Ray responds by saying "those aren't my people", meaning he considers Native Americans. In the middle of the paper it stated that he was a Native American, rather than a corrupt FBI agent as Crow Horse called him. The FBI was shown to be self-centered because they killed Maggie and dumped her body at Red Deer Table, leaving it to be discovered by Ray and Crow Horse. The FBI did everything necessary to keep its uranium drilling plan secret. The emotion Ray felt when he found Maggie helped show that he considered himself a Native American and the director did a good job showing that. Additionally, the director brought ideas to the scene, including that native people were stereotyped by other groups and were always exploited, like in this film. Identity was an important aspect of this Ray and the FBI film and it applies to everyone in the world because it is a trait that everyone possesses and must embrace, like Ray..