From ‘Reservation Dogs’ to ‘Prey,’ Native people expand their portrayal
In her debut appearance on a late-night talk show earlier this month, “Reservation Dogs” star Paulina Alexis shared that she and her co-stars are basically portraying themselves on the hit comedy show. “They wanted rez kids, they got rez kids,” she told host Jimmy Fallon.
The reason she says people are “falling in love” with the series, which began its second season Aug. 3 on Hulu, is because it provides a window into her culture that most of America hasn’t seen. “We’re really funny people. It just hasn’t been shown before,” says Ms. Alexis, a member of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation.
As the entertainment industry a more diverse swath of American life, recent programs are evidence of
