Cate Belleveau

Respectful potrayal of the deep knowlege Native cultures had about medicinals ( and remember the scientific study of what worked and what did NOT was your tribal members bodies ) . RESPECT for lead in particular in having honed her skills in reading the signs as a tracker . BEAUTIFUL cinematography ( up near Calgary I read ) . Aerial shots in particular - her being chased through the grass , the ash in the forest, snow etc. - gorgeous . My little wonderings are hunting opossum that far north ( maybe as it was set in 1700s ) no longer their range . The bog scene - I live in bog country but we are not the upper plains of Comanche territory - again maybe in 1700's ? Wonder how much research writer did put into authentic biomes for that time and range of Comanche . Probably the one that seemed an easy reference , but wonder about it is the French trappers slaughterng the bison ( yes , white dudes later from trains with no ethics ) but at that time the French were after number one BEAVERS and other small mammals as that was the huge market --- and they had no means without horses to do a slaugher of that many bison . ( The camp full of bison hides ? Maybe - but doubt it . ) But handy for writer - but wonder about again was that just easy because then he could include their language and fascinating trapper culture . Just seemed really off historically . The French intermarried a LOT with native women ( Metis in my state and also in Canads of course ) . One does not get accepted by the tribe if one acts like these over the top French trappers ( felt like a cheap trope to me ) . If many cultures were matriarchal does that tension about traditional roles work ( are we putting our modern lens on it ? ) That one is worth digging into -- what do we know about structures of the Commanch in the early 1700's - assuming writer did his due diligence ? She was great -- for any male folks who may not know this there are archetypes and some women can not go against their inclinations --- she was an ARTEMIS ( the hunter - Greek ) through and through and we arr still around . Domesticity bores the hell out of us . I have never watched a Predator movie and the gore gets redundent I tune out . Native actrors - way to go . Now I am watching Rez Dogs to move into modernity on the rez -- all hail hot cheetos . Howah !

Brilliant writing and love the internal monologue for us all to relate with here and there ... ha . Ah ... I lived the 70,s 80,s and 90's so so much of this is memory trip back fashion and culture but also so glaring in this show is the emotional work women were socialized and expected to carry . Really a large underline in this show to great effect . All that picking up the pieces and emotional abuse she carried on top of childhood rape . Such brilliant writing and acting all around . Gloria Steinem is still sparkling & speaking in Rose ( Sheila's ) eyes & voice . Love it .