First of all, I guess I had the Patterson stuff and the Wallace stuff mixed up in my feeble little mind, but none the less, there does seem to be some controversy with both films. Maybe Wallace had something to do with the Patterson deal, folks are claiming to have been in on a fraud, or are claiming to know those that were, and some have linked a famous costume maker, a John Chambers, with the Patterson deal.
Now about Native legends that go back hundreds of years...come on, those folks were not very knowledgeable about alot of things that mankind is knowledgeable about today. They did well with what they had, and what they knew, but there's superstitions, legends, and myth in those old tales.
Anyone still believe in the gods and goddesses of the ancient Greeks? Anyone still believe the Earth is flat....how about the sun traveling around the earth. How about the tales that were told to explain the unknown.....
I suppose, like I've said before, this deal is like religion, politics, and some other topics. Folks are going to believe what they want.