'Big Sky' producers recognize Native American criticism
Read full article: 'Big Sky' producers recognize Native American criticismNative American tribes and coalitions are condemning Big Sky, a Montana-set ABC drama, for ignoring the history of violence inflicted on Indigenous women and instead making whites the crime victims. On Tuesday, the makers of āBig Skyā broke their silence. They cited āSomebody's Daughter,ā a documentary detailing the murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls crisis, as it's known to those fighting the scourge. Theyāre not asking for āBig Skyā to be taken off the air,ā he said, but instead be used to inform. While Lightning said she was āa little bit shockedā when she saw a Native American tragedy mirrored in a story but without Native American characters, her years working in Los Angeles meant she wasnāt surprised.