When Keaton accidentally knocks out one of the Indians, he covers himself up with a native style blanket which has a swastika designed on it. One of the oldest symbols made by humans, the swastika dates back some 6,000 years to rock and cave paintings. Scholars generally agree it originated in India. With the emergence of the Sanskrit language came the term 'swastika', a combination of 'su', or good, and 'asti', to be; in other words, well-being." The swastika was a widely used Native American symbol. It was used by many southwestern tribes, most notably the Navajo. Among different tribes the swastika carried various meanings. To the Hopi it represented the wandering Hopi clans; to the Navajo it represented a whirling log, a sacred image representing a legend that was used in healing rituals.
The film was restored in 2015 through Lobster Films, a process partially funded through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign.
Included in "Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection" blu-ray set, released by Kino.
A key difference between the Native American swastika symbols and the ones the Nazis used is that they are mirror images of each other.