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‘Reservation Dogs’ Showrunner Shoots Down Notion of Indigenous Actor Shortage: ‘They’re Not on Hollywood Boulevard’

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seems like there are so few Indigenous actors because the parts that Hollywood executives typically look to cast are not the most attractive. “The thing is, Hollywood makes a western every few years where Native actors get to come and get killed in front of a camp.

It’s just not the most exciting work,” Harjo said. “So, they’re not in L.A. beating down the door, trying to get these parts.”No one on the “Reservation Dogs” panel lives in Los Angeles.“You have to go to these communities to find the actors,” Harjo continued. “We went and cast in the communities, we went and got tapes from all over in indigenous communities.

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