{"id":726221,"date":"2026-07-31T00:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T05:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=726221"},"modified":"2026-07-31T10:31:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T15:31:57","slug":"native-america-calling-a-gritty-tribal-cop-thriller-little-house-on-the-prairie-reboot-and-remembering-native-tv-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/07\/31\/native-america-calling-a-gritty-tribal-cop-thriller-little-house-on-the-prairie-reboot-and-remembering-native-tv-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: A gritty tribal cop thriller, \u2018Little House on the Prairie\u2019 reboot and remembering Native TV star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Friday, July 31, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">\r\nNative film\/TV round-up: A gritty tribal cop thriller, \u2018Little House on the Prairie\u2019 reboot, and remembering Native \u2018Emergency!\u2019 TV star\r\n<\/div>\r\nOver the course of a few days, a gang war erupts on the fictional Thunderstone reservation in the new film, \u201cGangland.\u201d \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nOfficer 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 (I\u00f1upiaq, Yup\u2019ik and Cree), and more.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<iframe   src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rCyY4DKq9dY\" title=\"GANGLAND Official Trailer (2026)\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Trailer: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/rCyY4DKq9dY>Gangland<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe famed children\u2019s series \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/little-house-on-the-prairie-cast-release-date-news\">Little House on the Prairie<\/a>\u201d 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.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<iframe   src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jSds4Oi83Eg\" title=\"Little House on the Prairie | Official Trailer | Netflix\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Trailer: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/jSds4Oi83Eg>ittle House on the Prairie<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAlso, tune in to remember the late Seminole and Cherokee actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0544168\/\">Randolph Mantooth<\/a>, best known as the lead of the hit 1970s television show \u201cEmergency!\u201d Mantooth died on July 9.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-9L5b9wO294\" title=\"Randolph Mantooth, who played medic in NBC&#39;s \u2018Emergency!&#39;, dies at 80\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> NBCLA: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/-9L5b9wO294>Randolph Mantooth, who played medic in NBC&#8217;s \u2018Emergency!&#8217;, dies at 80<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nJulie O\u2019Keefe (Osage), cultural consultant for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/littlehouseontheprairie.com\">Little House on the Prairie<\/a>\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nRobert Allen Warrior (Osage), Hall Distinguished Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of Kansas and consultant for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/littlehouseontheprairie.com\">Little House on the Prairie<\/a>\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMonte Fronk (Red Lake Nation), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.millelacsband.com\/directory\/fronk-monte\">tribal emergency responder with the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe<\/a> and friend of Randolph Mantooth\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTonya Mantooth (Seminole and Cherokee), <a href=\"https:\/\/sdfilmfest.com\/tonya-mantooth\/\">CEO and artistic director of the San Diego International Film Festival<\/a> and sister to Randolph Mantooth\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LouDPhillips\">Lou Diamond Phillips<\/a>, actor and star of \u201cGangland\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; 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