1981 HILL ST. BLUES | NBC | Invasion of the Third World Body Snatchers Season 2, Episode 18
“Its been 14 years since Native actresses have been cast on episodic television. Not in your lifetime will you see a native american actress in lead role on episodic TV, this was told to me by the head of diversity at a major network! In regards to film, Native women are not usually represented nor written in the narrative in studio films, as leading women, and when done its in the 1800’s keeping us in the past. There was a 23 year wait between ‘Dances with Wolfs’ and ‘The Revenant’, Native Women in FILM has brought national attention to this issue and will continue too until we see a change in our industry.” – Joanelle Romero, Actor/AMPAS member/ founder of Native Women in FILM.
