Westerns are essentially about cowboys. When American Indians feature in them it is usually as the bad guys or the sidekicks. But there are several slots machines that depict the native culture and heritage of the American Indian tribes. This article looks at a few of them.

The software provider Realtime Gaming offers a slot machine titled Rain Dance. The graphics and designing depict the colorful art forms of the Indians, making it a visually appealing slot game. The Chief is the wild symbol. Though it appears only on reels 1 and 5, it makes up by doubling payouts and substituting for the scatter symbol. The Chief’s feathered headdress fluttering in the breeze in the win animations adds life to the slot game. The coyote howling against the full moon is the scatter symbol. The other symbols associated with American Indians are tepee, eagle, dream catcher and tomahawk. Rain Dance can award up to 100 free spins with up to 5x payouts, though you will have to be extremely lucky to be awarded the maximum.

Wild Spirit is the name of the Playtech slot game with the American Indian theme. It also has colorful graphics. But the 3D symbols and the win animations make it more interesting. The horse is the wild symbol and also awards the highest line payouts. The squaw is the scatter symbol. Other symbols include eagle, drum and playing card icons crafted from wood and adorned with ribbons. The chief appearing on reels 1 and 5 at the same time awards a bonus of 5x the bet and triggers the free spins round. You pick Indian artefacts and are awarded up to 27 free spins with up to 8x multiplier.

Little Chief Big Cash is an American Indian themed online slot game from Microgaming. It has a comical slant to it. Little Chief is the wild symbol. It doubles payouts and awards the highest line payout. Little Chief does an animated rain dance when in winning combinations. The other thematic symbols are squaw, feathered head dress, cowboy hat pierced with an Indian arrow and tomahawk. The coyote awards scatter payouts and triggers the Big Cash feature. You will initially be awarded ten free spins. You then select tepees to reveal additional free spins or bonus credits. You keep selecting until you get a coyote, after which the accumulated free spins are played out at doubled payouts.