Smoke Signals is basically about a guy named Victor and his relationship with his father or lack there of. It also brings in a lot about Native American reservations and traditions, especially the oral tradition. The custom of story telling is important in Native American tradition and there for prominent in the film. It is used as narration, as a trigger for flash back sequences, and as insight into Thomas and Victors characters.
The movie starts off with Thomas's narration, and it's scattered through out the film. So you get a sense that it is all one of Thomas's stories.…
