The Week That Was: The Big Stories in Indian Country

Natives advance in Hollywood, Indian programs get slashed in Washington, and a video game gets called out for lack of historical accuracy. All this and more in Indian country during the Week That Was, June 11.

YOU HAD ME AT ‘NAPI’: Wonder Woman cleaned up at the box office and in A&E Editor Vincent Schilling’s heart, as Eugene Brave Rock’s character “Chief” introduced himself to the lead character, played by Gal Gadot, as Napi, the Blackfoot demi-god who is known as a trickster and a storyteller. In another twist on superheroes, the latest X-Men movie will have Blu Hunt, who is part Native American, portraying Cheyenne Mutant Danielle Moonstar. And Martin Sensmeier, known for such movies as The Magnificent Seven, will play the lead role of Montford Johnson in the upcoming Indian country film by Chickasaw Nation Productions, The Chickasaw Rancher.

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