Showing you that Indigenous people have a lot of power in what they do and the stories they create. Just seeing this story come about and showing you it’s still real, it’s still like happening.
If you think about it, some people’s parents went to residential schools with what they did in those schools, that definitely carries on through generations. Intergenerational trauma, you know, that’s one of the topics that’s brought up a lot and no one really knows how native people are still affected to this day. These are very complex characters with complex issues and they reflect some of the many of the issues facing real Indigenous people. And I like that the show doesn’t make any of these protagonists perfect saints. I was really nervous, but just seeing all the diversity around me and just like these amazing, actors … And I feel like America is going to be blown away by what they are going to witness with this being an all-Indigenous amazing cast. And I feel like when I first went on Trickster, that was just groundbreaking because I didn’t really know what I was stepping into. All the films that I’ve been in have been Indigenous and I am just grateful to be a part of that, and just trying to tell Indigenous stories and get them out there to as far as they can go. So how does it feel? What does it mean to you to be part of that? It really feels like the first of its kind, especially for American audiences to have a mainly Indigenous cast telling an Indigenous story. The Mary Sue: So, I’ve seen the first two episodes of Trickster and it’s such a fascinating show. (Some quotes have been edited for clarity).
Trickster cw series#
Joel took some time to talk with The Mary Sue about what it means to bring an Indigenous story to such a wide audience and the challenges of carrying a series for the first time. Wade returns 17 years later, touting a mysterious connection to the series’ protagonist, Jared (played by Joel Oulette), Maggie’s son, who is now a teen who’s barely keeping it together. Raven, or Wee’git, appears in the guide of a man named Wade (Kalani Queypo), who we see attempting to steal a child from a troubled woman named Maggie (Crystal Lightning) in the opening moments of the series. The series features a lead cast that is almost entirely Indigenous and First Nations talent, assembling to tell a modern Indigenous story of what happens when Raven, the Trickster, shows up in a village in British Columbia. Trickster, the Canadian import airing its debut on The CW on Tuesday, January 12th, is unlike any show we’ve had on American television before now.
0 kommentar(er)
