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Native America Calling: Falling for ‘Rutherford Falls’
Monday, April 26, 2021
A new comedy on NBC’s streaming service Peacock TV proves border towns can be funny.
The setting for Rutherford Falls is a town near the fictional Minishonka reservation in New York state. The two main characters, Nathan Rutherford, played by Ed Helms, and Regan Wells played by Jana Schmieding (Mniconjou and Sicangu Lakota) are best friends who are trying to get their communities excited about history and culture.
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