Reservation Dogs
Good review of a great series
‘Reservation Dogs’ Is Just the Beginning of an Indigenous Storytelling Explosion
starts with a bang. The Muscogee radio DJ plays a song (we assume he is Muscogee because he says a long, drawn out “Mvto,” meaning “thank you” in Muscogee). We hear “I Wanna Be Your Dog,” a raucous, feral song by The Stooges. To viewers who aren’t Indigenous, I’m sure the dissonance is confusing as heck.
Rutherford Falls
>Rutherford Falls writer and actor Jana Schmieding (Cheyenne River Lakota Sioux) worked with costume designer Kirston Mann to bring Indigenous culture on-screen with custom-made beaded Native American jewellery.
‘Rutherford Falls’ Team Talks Importance of Native Authenticity, Beading in Costume Design
Costume designer Kirston Mann admits she felt like an outsider when it came to working on Peacock’s ” Rutherford Falls.” Although she has countless other television credits, including executive producer Mike Schur’s previous comedies “Parks and Recreation” and “The Good Place,” working with traditional Native materials and designs was new for the veteran crew member.