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TV Week reports that some of the Native American extras in the Steven Spielberg-produced Into The West have complained about mistreatment during the grueling shooting of the TNT miniseries:

One oft-cited January incident occurred when busses left extras behind on the set during a storm. "It was raining and really cold, the women and children had to walk back to the tents, and when they got back their hair was frozen together, some got sick," Mr. Harvey said. "That was pretty messed up."

Meals were another point of contention. Extras typically received breakfast and lunch, but sometimes the shoot ran into the night and the cast and crew were served dinner while the extras watched.

"We would sit there watching the crew eat dinner," Ms. Morningsong said. "But if we left and they needed us, we lost a whole day's pay. The few people who spoke up were told to leave."

Just in case you're keeping score:

Basic cable miniseries with Steven Spielberg as producer: Not enough food, pay, and some (allegedly) violated child labor laws.
Big studio summer blockbuster with Steven Spielberg directing: Free massages! And we're pretty sure that Dakota Fanning was shuttled from set to set on a float made entirely of filet mignon.

UPDATE: Maybe things weren't so great on the WOTW set if you weren't Dakota Fanning.