Native American representation in film
Subject in TV & Film
Native American representation in film has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Sterlin HarjoCreator of The Lowdown and Reservation Dogs
Harjo said that even flawed representation struck him as a child because he lacked anything like Reservation Dogs.
“just the idea of being represented was like, wow, you know? Because I didn't have a reservation dog growing up,”
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!: We learn The Lowdown Hoedown with Sterlin Harjo (Nov 7, 2026) · Listen from 22:00
Harjo recalled a Western about Seminoles that inaccurately depicted them as Cheyenne speaking Lakota.
“everyone was like dressed as Cheyenne warriors and they all spoke Lakota, you know?”
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!: We learn The Lowdown Hoedown with Sterlin Harjo (Nov 7, 2026) · Listen from 21:50
Podcasts
- Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! · 1 episode
Episodes
We learn The Lowdown Hoedown with Sterlin HarjoWait Wait... Don't Tell Me! · Nov 7, 2026 · 47 min
Peter Sagal and panelists joke about Democrats' midterm sweep and other news, and Sterlin Harjo discusses his Oklahoma upbringing and plays a square-dancing quiz.