00:00I can't tell you how thrilled I was to see you and Gil coming back for Marshalls.
00:05How were you approached to reprise your role?
00:08You know, they called me up.
00:11They called me up and it was a call I was hoping to get, but you never know.
00:17And so I'm just, I was thankful.
00:19I was doing cartwheels while I was on the phone.
00:21And I know Taylor is an executive producer on this.
00:24He's not involved with the day to day, you know, or really a much of the creativity of the show.
00:30You know, did you have a conversation with him about your continuation in this world?
00:37No, I didn't have a conversation with him.
00:40I just, you know, I think we just have this, this, this bond enough that if we're called upon, we're
00:49going to, you know, we're going to answer the call.
00:52In addition to acting on the show, you are also the series American Indian Affairs consultant.
00:59Can you tell me what that job entails?
01:01You know, it, what entails is just the little details.
01:05I mean, you know, we have such an amazing crew and they do a lot of research themselves, but I'm
01:11just that individual that makes sure that every little detail is, is appropriate and is correct.
01:18And, and I don't, it's, it's, man, they're just, because we, there's still a lot about us as American Indian
01:24people that is not known.
01:26In the past, we've always had this misrepresentation, a misinterpretation.
01:32And so to have, to be that voice and that advocate from that side, you know, I don't even have
01:39to use the word advocate because we have such an amazing relationship.
01:44I, you know, Spencer and I, the writing crew and the, and the rest of the crew from the set
01:51design to the costumers to, you know, this wardrobe, it's amazing.
01:55And, and, and so it, we have this great working element and so it, everyone, you know, I try to
02:03make their lives easier.
02:04They make my life easier.
02:05So it, it, it's wonderful.
02:07In the series premiere, audiences were surprised to learn about Monica's passing due to cancer, potentially due to the environmental
02:15factors on Broken Rock.
02:17I miss you, baby.
02:21Missed my wife.
02:23My best friend.
02:25What did you think about that creative decision?
02:28I don't argue with the, with the creative decision.
02:31I mean, they feel, they do what they feel is going to help support a story and, and, but that's
02:37just the harsh reality.
02:39You know, cancer is a big thing.
02:41And, and so it affects all of us, you know, every single one of us, we know someone or someone
02:47in our family has been touched by that.
02:50And, and so I'm glad that we brought that to light.
02:54I'm glad that Monica's legacy is living on through this show.
02:59How important is it, you know, for us to keep her in our, in the audience's minds and thoughts?
03:08You know, she, she, she was a warrior.
03:11She was a warrior.
03:12And so she made great sacrifices.
03:15And, and so I'm thankful that, yeah, we're keeping her legacy alive and, and keeping that in the minds of
03:21the people in the audience, you know, because she was a fighter.
03:25And, and, and I'm so thankful for that.
03:28Given Casey's vision quest in the original series and Moe's assertion that the wolf is a spirit animal, what do
03:35you think about Casey firing that shot at the wolf at the end of the premiere?
03:47We don't know if he hit it or not.
03:51He might've just shoot it away.
03:55No one knows, you know, and, and I think it's important.
03:59I mean, you know, because those two characters do have a great bond and, you know, they both have that
04:04warrior spirit and there's a line that Rainwater said that, you know, you're not, you're not a killer.
04:10You're a protector.
04:11And that's the same as Moe.
04:13Moe's a protector as well.
04:14And, and I think that's that, that is the bond between the two of them, two characters.
04:19Miles and Casey go on a crusade to bring back Haley and Ava to Broken Rock.
04:25Does it strike you as odd that a Broken Rock teenager would be wandering around a truck stop parking lot
04:29in Wyoming?
04:30Who's the kid?
04:32Haley Charlo, a friend of my son's.
04:36Mom reported a missing right after I left tribal police about four months ago.
04:39There is a missing and murdered indigenous women crisis in this country.
04:44How instrumental were you in bringing the story to the screen?
04:49You know, that was all Spencer Hudnut and, and the writing crew, you know, um, and it all stems from,
04:57uh, Taylor Sheridan from Yellowstone, you know, so they carried that on over.
05:02And, and so they dug into, uh, they looked at cases, they looked at situations that are occurring today.
05:08Um, and, and so for them to, to keep that alive, that's another thing that I, I can't express enough
05:15gratitude for that because it's a real deal.
05:18And it's just not women.
05:19And we also have young men.
05:21I mean, I look at my nephew, for example, he was murdered here in the state of Kansas and we're
05:25still waiting for information on that or anything to even be done.
05:28By having a Miles and, and, and, and the U.S. Marshals and, uh, have Casey Dutton get involved as
05:35well.
05:35And those two individuals, Miles grew up on Broken Rock, is from Broken Rock.
05:39And Casey and Rainwater are brothers and, and Casey and Mo are both warriors and, uh, they have that brotherhood.
05:47And so to have those two individuals and the U.S. Marshals and be advocates for us in Broken Rock,
05:53that's so important.
05:55And that's what needs to come to light in real life.
05:57There's a part in the episode where Mo says, our missing daughters could use a sheepdog like Casey, but Thomas
06:04sort of shuts him down.
06:06And then Mo sort of guides him back into considering going to Cal for help.
06:11Our missing daughters could use a sheepdog like Casey.
06:14My his superiors would never allow it.
06:16In another battle we fight along.
06:19How can we fight it when we're not allowed on the battlefield?
06:21He seems to know exactly in that moment what Thomas needs.
06:25You know, how important is Mo to Thomas' decision-making on the res?
06:30You know, I, I, because, and Thomas didn't grow up on the reservation.
06:34You know, he came back.
06:36And where Mo did grow up on the reservation, he has to navigate them both through to, in a way
06:41to always protect the people without it not being so obvious.
06:45Gill said Thomas' backstory, he was 18 when he found out, um, his real heritage.
06:50You know, have you and Gill had conversations maybe about how Mo and Thomas first sort of, you know, formed
06:59this bond?
07:01No, there was no conversations.
07:03We just, it was a natural, a natural development, you know, um, and, and I know I've known Gill before.
07:11And, and so he kind of comes from that background in real life and where I was born and raised
07:17on a reservation.
07:17And so I come from that real background.
07:20And so we, you know, I see that the, the, the possibilities of, of a way to protect the people
07:26in, in that relationship and why it's so important, you know, um, because, and Thomas is an educated individual and,
07:35and highly educated.
07:36And Mo is highly educated and from a traditional perspective as well.
07:41And so the combination of them two, it's such a great, it creates this great atmosphere and creates a great
07:49realm of protection for the people.
07:51While Thomas has to stay in the lines, Mo has more flexibility, shall we say.
07:59You know, he takes that blackmailer away for a little bit of frontier justice.
08:05Ah, you said I wouldn't get hurt.
08:08You said I wouldn't hurt you.
08:15How is Mo able to justify these actions while, you know, keeping an authority head sort of in Broken Rock?
08:24You know, Mo would never cross that line unless it's really necessary.
08:30And, and because he knows the reservation, like the back of his hand, and he knows tradition, and he understands
08:36culture, you know, because he lives it.
08:39It's, it's, it's an element that, you know, he's as honest as nature.
08:47Yeah, I'll put it that way.
08:49He's as honest as nature.
08:50Episode five ends on a cliffhanger.
08:53I was wondering if you could tease anything about part two.
08:57You know, all I can, I could, I'll tell you how it ends.
09:02It ends with the credits.
09:04Yes.
09:04That's all I got.
09:05Everyone has said how welcoming you, Gil, and Luke have been to, you know, joining the Yellowstone, the Sheridanverse.
09:15How important is it for you to be a mentor to these newcomers to that world?
09:22You know, I mean, honestly, these are such talented individuals.
09:27I'm going to say I'm thankful that they welcome me.
09:30And, you know, and I look at it from that perspective as well.
09:35I've always been taught to, to remember humility.
09:38And, and so I'm, I'm thankful to share this, the, this, the space with them and, and thankful it's them
09:45that they're, that they're occupying that.
09:48And so we get along, we're wonderful.
09:50I mean, it's already such a tight net family.
09:53And so I'm just thankful for all of them.
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