Inspiration

Star Wars, one of the greatest sagas ever written. The influence of Native American Culture in parts of the Stars War story is not often spoken about even though George Lucas clearly was inspired by it.

Princess Leia’s hairstyle comes from the Hopi Nation. The Squash Blossom hairstyle is as Symbol of Fertility.

The "Force" is based on the Native Philosophy of the living energy that is all around us and how we must maintain the balance. Multiple Native Nations have this in common.

The chosen Hero twins. Hero Twins are found in several stories in Native American cultures. In which many instances they bring balance to the world and represent the duality that exists in our universe. Like in the Maya Popol Vuh they became the Moon and the Sun after avenging their fathers death in the underworld.

The rebel base on Yavin 4 in Star Wars: Episode IV is shot in the actual ancient Maya city of Tikal, Guatemala.

In 562 AD, the ancient Maya city of Caracol fought against Tikal, in what archeology calls a "star war". These ceremonial wars were fought and planned based on astronomical events, usually the first appearance of the planet Venus. Scholars have determined that Maya inscriptions assign episodes of warfare to four distinct categories, each represented by its own glyph.  The most significant Maya battles were described with a "STAR WAR" glyph.