Native America Calling: A gritty tribal cop thriller, ‘Little House on the Prairie’ reboot and remembering Native TV star

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Native America Calling: A gritty tribal cop thriller, ‘Little House on the Prairie’ reboot and remembering Native TV star

Friday, July 31, 2026

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Native film/TV round-up: A gritty tribal cop thriller, ‘Little House on the Prairie’ reboot, and remembering Native ‘Emergency!’ TV star

Over the course of a few days, a gang war erupts on the fictional Thunderstone reservation in the new film, “Gangland.”

Officer Teddy Sharpe (Lou Diamond Phillips) and his trainee must navigate a community affected by a dark secret. The new film features several talented Native actors including Lane Factor (Caddo), Elisha Pratt (Cheyenne and Arapaho), Irene Bedard (Iñupiaq, Yup’ik and Cree), and more.

Trailer: Gangland

The famed children’s series “Little House on the Prairie” gets a new screen adaptation for Netflix. The original books the show is based on faced criticism for perpetuating racist stereotypes. Now, the new streaming series includes consultation with Osage Nation citizens.

Trailer: ittle House on the Prairie

Also, tune in to remember the late Seminole and Cherokee actor Randolph Mantooth, best known as the lead of the hit 1970s television show “Emergency!” Mantooth died on July 9.

NBCLA: Randolph Mantooth, who played medic in NBC’s ‘Emergency!’, dies at 80

Guests on Native America Calling

Julie O’Keefe (Osage), cultural consultant for “Little House on the Prairie”

Robert Allen Warrior (Osage), Hall Distinguished Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of Kansas and consultant for “Little House on the Prairie”

Monte Fronk (Red Lake Nation), tribal emergency responder with the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and friend of Randolph Mantooth

Tonya Mantooth (Seminole and Cherokee), CEO and artistic director of the San Diego International Film Festival and sister to Randolph Mantooth

Lou Diamond Phillips, actor and star of “Gangland”