Panelists: Michael Greyeyes (actor, choreographer, director), Jana Schmieding (actor, writer, comedian, creator), Angelique Midthunder (casting), Q’Orianka Kilcher (actor, DOG, “Yellowstone), Lucas BrownEyes (TV writer, comedian)

Moderator: Sarah Whitten, Entertainment Reporter, CNBC Digital

Native Americans on television have often been represented as historical people in different iterations of dramatic period pieces. Television is finally changing that trend with new shows to tell the stories of Native Americans as they are today. Modern Native American characters are a welcome relief for Native creators, executive producers, actors as well as casting directors who join this special discussion focused on Peacock’s Rutherford Falls, the FX show Reservation Dogs and other series breaking the mold for Native American representation.