Issue link: https://digital.copcomm.com/i/1521244
sourced. And, best of all, the process allowed us to give the maximum resources and attention back to the community, making it clear that they were an integral part of creating the show. It became deeply important to prioritize how the cast, crew, and others from the community would experience the spaces we were designing and decorating. How we did something became as important as what we did. If something would be meaningful to even one person in the community, we had to make it happen. The idea pushed us to create an even more fully realized, authentic world because we felt a responsibility to make environments that resonated first and foremost with the people who were trusting us to help tell their stories. Reservation Dogs recently had the honor of winning an Art Directors Guild Award, specifically for the 1940s Native American boarding school episode. I wanted to continue to honor the artists and community members mentioned above so Tafv and I asked Johnnie Diacon, who painted an iconic buffalo mural in our final season, if he would paint a canvas miniature version some of us could wear on our lapels at the ceremony. It was a reminder of the origins of the show's success, the people at the heart of everything Reservation Dogs has been able to accomplish. ADG A C B