'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 โBig Skyโ broke their silence. They cited โSomebody's Daughter,โ a documentary detailing the murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls crisis, as it's known to those fighting the scourge. Theyโre not asking for โBig Skyโ to be taken off the air,โ he said, but instead be used to inform. While Lightning said she was โa little bit shockedโ when she saw a Native American tragedy mirrored in a story but without Native American characters, her years working in Los Angeles meant she wasnโt surprised.