#windy diversity

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justinj_cortez Just some of the amazing Natives who make it possible for us to tell this story. Much love to everyone working on this project and for the respect you all have for this land we get to walk and work on #indigenouspeoplesday

@matt_barr_ In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, my brother @justinj_cortez introduces us to some of the Native cast and crew members of @thecwwalkerindependence who make it possible and authentic to tell this story.

Justin, Matt, and Kat posting the above featurette for Indigenous Peoples Day!

I'm so glad we get to see the work that goes in to making sure the Indigenous stories are told accurately and respectfully!

And we get to meet the Apache translator, Cliff Maria as well as one of Justin's daughters!

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Mark Sheppard shared the following about Walker: Independence at Cross Roads Con!

Thanks to Rowan!

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Philemon, Larry, and Katie sharing their support for Indigenous People's Day and the diversity of Walker: Independence.

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Walker Independence is a refreshingly inclusive western

Katherine McNamara stars in this welcome change of pace for The CW

Max's review is here!

Max's words on the diversity of the show and seeing Kai as a main character makes me so happy that WIndy is really working to get that part of history right.

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Source: AIPT Comics

This article contains quotes that have been covered in other articles, but this one contains a new one from Philemon that's incredibly heartwarming!

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Source: thecwwalker

I love this and I really hope that the new owners of the CW continue to welcome authentic diversity!

(And what a coincidence they're both Hispanic and Jewish.)

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So sweet that not only is justin having his kids learn Apache with him, but at least one of his daughters is playing one of the kids in the Apache camp!

I saw that and the adorable factor went through the roof! I'm so happy that he gets to share this experience with his kids. Hopefully it's an experience they'll never forget!

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I love how Justin talks about acting as a native actor and WIndy specifically. I'm so glad he's being honest and saying 'look, I was drawn to the show but I was skeptical. I wasn't all in because I wanted to make sure they were going to do the story right,' and how once he talked to the team he realized what they were doing and that they were trying to do it right and then he was all in. It shows not only his dedication to representation but also the crew bts scenes and their dedication to the same goal.

Not only that, but I imagine it took a lot of guts in his initial read/audition, when asked if he spoke the native language, to let the producers know that not many natives do because it wasn't passed down to them and to then ask the producers in his initial read to be respectful and compassionate with whoever they cast.

What an amazing person and an amazing team behind WIndy!