‘1923’ Cast Says the Show Confronts Racism Against Indigenous People Because ‘We Need to Acknowledge That It Happened’

Taylor Sheridan‘s Western series “1923,” a prequel to “Yellowstone,” portrays the realities of surviving in the wilderness — including the political and social atmosphere of the time period.

The show delves into the racism against Indigenous people, such as the systemic abuse in residential schools. Dougie Hall, who plays Two Spears in Season 2, says Sheridan explores actual historical experiences.

“He’s willing to talk openly and honestly about real things and things that really happened to Indigenous people,” Hall told Variety at the show’s Los Angeles premiere Wednesday. “He sheds light on a lot of that because I think in order to heal from stuff in the past,

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