Friday, July 31, 2026 – Native film/TV round-up: A gritty tribal cop thriller, ‘Little House on t…
Over the course of a few days, a gang war erupts on the fictional Thunderstone reservation in the new film, “Gangland”. Officer Teddy Sharpe (Lou Diamond Phillips) and his trainee must navigate a community affected by a dark secret. The new film features several talented Native actors including Lane Factor (Caddo), Elisha Pratt (Cheyenne and Arapaho), Irene Bedard (Iñupiaq, Yup’ik and Cree), and more.
The famed children’s series “Little House on the Prairie (https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/little-house-on-the-prairie-cast-release-date-news) ” gets a new screen adaptation for Netflix. The original books the show is based on faced criticism for perpetuating racist stereotypes. Now, the new TV series includes consultation with Osage citizens.
We’ll also remember the late Seminole and Cherokee actor Randolph Mantooth (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0544168/) , best known as the lead of the hit 1970s television show “Emergency!” Mantooth died on July 9.
GUESTS
Lou Diamond Phillips (https://x.com/LouDPhillips) , actor and star of “Gangland”
Julie O’Keefe (https://littlehouseontheprairie.com/author/julieokeefe/) (Osage), cultural consultant for “Little House on the Prairie”
Robert Allen Warrior (https://americanstudies.ku.edu/people/robert-warrior) (Osage), Hall Distinguished Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of Kansas and consultant (https://news.ku.edu/news/article/osage-professor-helps-renovate-little-house-on-the-prairie) for “Little House on the Prairie”
Monte Fronk (https://www.millelacsband.com/directory/fronk-monte) (Red Lake Nation), tribal emergency responder with the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and friend of Randolph Mantooth
Tonya Mantooth (https://sdfilmfest.com/tonya-mantooth/) (Seminole and Cherokee), CEO and artistic director of the San Diego International Film Festival and sister to Randolph Mantooth
Break 1 Music: Wahzhazhe (song) Scott George (artist) Killers of the Flower Moon Soundtrack (album)
Break 2 Music: Show the People (song) Bear Creek (artist) On The Move – Powwow Songs Recorded Live at Apache Gold
Little House on the Prairie. (L to R) Alice Halsey as Laura Ingalls, Wren Zhawenim Gotts as Good Eagle in episode 107 of Little House on the Prairie. Cr. Eric Zachanowich/Netflix © 2026
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