"Does it seem as if the film is made for a Native or general audience?" 
I think this film was definately made more for a Native audience because of the way they lived life, jokes that they had, stories they told during the movie and most people wouldn't understand, if anything till later in the movie.  It showed how a Native lived, and what they did throughout their day, granted it is an older movie and times have changed and not every Native lives life the same way, but it still gave you somewhat of an idea.


"What vision of Native American woman does the film portray?"
This film definately perceived women as being strong and dependent.  Looking at Louise, the obvious main character through the film, she was a very dependent woman and wanted to do things on her own because she knew she could.  For example when she had the baby, and even before, she didn't want to be married, she wanted to raise the baby on her own and she wanted to live by herself along with the baby.  Most people dread at the thought of having to do something that she actually wanted to do.  So I think this movie gave a different outlook on the image of a Native American woman.