From ‘Reservation Dogs’ to ‘Prey,’ Native people expand their portrayal

Jhane Myers has been working in the film industry for nearly two decades. But walking through the set of “Prey” in Canada last year – past the teepees and campfires of an authentic early 1700s Comanche hunting camp – she felt something she’d never felt before.

“My ancestors probably had a camp exactly like that,” says Ms. Myers, a producer on the film who is from the Comanche and Blackfeet Nations. “It [was] a beautiful step back, really beautiful.”

As the entertainment industry seeks to portray a more diverse swath of American life, recent programs are evidence of how Native representation in particular is progressing. Spanning genres and time periods – from a sci-fi/horror action flick set on the 18th century Great Plains (“Prey,” also on Hulu), to a noir crime thriller series on AMC set in the 1970s Southwest (“Dark Winds,” based on the books by Tony Hillerman), to a teen comedy drama that takes place in contemporary rural Oklahoma (“Reservation Dogs”) – the content is setting new standards for authenticity and representation of Native people…

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