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574 distinct Native American communities/people are officially recognized by the federal government and are considered sovereign nations. There are other tribes recognized only by states, and dozens of tribes are still seeking federal recognition (it takes forever). Seven tribes in Virginia were recognized about five years ago. Not all federally-recognized tribes have treaties, but those that do have a stronger argument when certain rights are threatened. However, the 574 are shackled to a "trust relationship" with the federal government. They are sovereign, but thanks to the US Supreme Court's Marshall Trilogy the federal government acts as their trustee, responsible for managing tribal assets and generating income (e.g., leases for use of resources, like oil and gas) and providing critical services to the tribes (education, some law enforcement, health, etc.). This trustee environment is one reason why significant tension and conflict exist between tribes and the federal government today. If a state doesn't criminally prohibit gaming, such as Nevada, then it has no authority to prohibit tribal casinos. Those states must negotiate with tribes on gaming and develop compacts (agreements). This arrangement is a kind of shared sovereignty. States can't impose gaming limits, but tribes must get state input. I watch this show for exposure to the Navajo ways and environment. The show tries to have it both ways: showing us a distinctive cultural landscape that fosters harmony and tradition while having Navajo law officers run around like John Wayne. It's not just a departure from the Hillerman books - it's a notable departure from the Navajo culture and law enforcement reality. As other posters have said, Leaphorn does not act the way he is being portrayed on the show. And Chee is training to be a medicine man in the books, which is one reason why I object to his portrayal in the show. They treat him like a clueless doofus with White sensibilities.

That comment was gauche and mean, knowing that Brittany would see it. Extremely unprofessional. Mean girl tactics. Like everyone else on the show, Brandon has a contract. Either he negotiated an absence in advance, or he was quite ill. I doubt he had the right to disappear because he didn't like the chosen winner. He did seem "off" the entire season. I watched Christian's aftershow with Bishme and was surprised that Bishme insisted on flirting with sexual innuendo. He only had a few minutes to make a final impression, and this is how he behaved? Maybe too much booze?

The show is all about gimmicks now: models; judges; frantic timelines; sob stories; mindless buzzword critiques. I wasn't impressed with any of the final collections. I mean, there are lots of people who make frothy ball gowns, tailored leather wear, and sportswear. I thought Brittany's 3D pants were fantastic. And Laurence's soft gray leather outfit with the pale ruffles was elegant. Her collection was more refined than Bishme's.

Because the shows are produced by dimwits who insist on this nonsense. Mary is unrecognizable in her talking heads. Her face is much fuller and I think the camera has a filter. And her hair is actually brushed and styled. Meredith doesn't just hold grudges, she categorizes them and files away for handy reference. Definitely not a foundation garment. Jen has a propensity for obsessing and overreacting to things she doesn't like, so I wonder if part of her prison therapy prohibits her from watching this show. Otherwise I expect her to be enraged that another housewife is spilling Jen's secrets, and for Jen to feed tidbits to someone on the outside who will pass them along to social media. The secrets will be out there any day now..."Whitney and her husband are behind on their mortgage." (As an example)

Sheen's physical bits are the main reason I watch. I adore Tennant as well, but Aziraphale's sweet fussiness and delight in his surroundings are adorable and so compelling. Sheen inhabits the character every single moment he's on screen.

Hmmmm.....

I love how the series featured real-life victims in this last episode. And the death and burial scenes were eloquent and dignified. "G&T and chips." ☺️

This is really what is driving the judging; I'll add "youthful." They want to sell volumes of inexpensive trendy clothes that are cheap to produce with a high mark-up. By "they" I mean Bravo, which I assume still takes a giant cut of the winning designer's sales post-show. CFDA may be in on the profit-making. So the judging makes sense to me, in that Rami's classic elegance isn't fast fashion-friendly (the complex seams, the bias-cut, the fluttery silk). Bishme's and Brittany's are. Not sure about Laurence, unless they reproduce her designs in pleather and vinyl. Brittany was mirroring this strategy in her remarks during judging. Rami was there as a popular audience draw, as were other designers. I think it's been wired for Bishme all along. He's talented but needs mentoring; will listen to advice; and he's popular with audiences. Law Roach got into a snit with Zendaya during a Vuitton show, and he quit the business the next day. He'll be back.

I thought this episode was a chaotic mess.

She will be so far away from everything she knows. That will either be her salvation or her undoing.

"It's expensive to be me."

His "Alabama Pines" is one of the loneliest country songs ever. I'm wildly excited to see a reunion of Boyd and Raylan next season. I'm pretty sure Raylan won't choose to retire and go fishin'.

A Native attorney explains it as: their inherent access to ancestral or reservation lands is - in cold stark terms - their most effective means of maintaining their rights as sovereign nations. Lose the land, such as to a foreign power, and they lose much of their ability to endure as nations. And there are internal threats. In 2020 the US Department of the Interior tried to reverse the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe's rights as a tribal nation. The tribe prevailed in court, but not without significant economic damage.

The series took a nose-dive for me with how it portrays the adult Alice - dancing, drinking, having sex, giggling, driving, etc. A lot of wasted time when there are better ways to tell her story. But I appreciate the fine performances of the other actors. And as a gardener I've really enjoyed learning about Australia's flowers; some of them are so beautiful they don't seem real. (Especially as I regard my own drought-, heat-, and blight-ravaged garden.)

Yeah, this episode was a drag.

Me too. When they first met, I immediately thought "my money's on Navajo grandma." I'm disappointed in this second season, although I will watch out of loyalty and for weekly exposure to the beauty and culture and the Native actors. There are too many sub-plots and I feel like they race from scene to scene without doing them justice or integrating them into the overall story. For example, the young new mother barely appears in this season. And they use a kind of cultural references checklist. Cradle board, check. Medicine, check. Hogan, check. Sprinkling pollen, check. Ceremonies, check. (Although Emma repeatedly said they needed a ceremony, and then we never saw it.) I appreciate the cultural references very much but they are handled clumsily. I wonder if the actors' busy post-COVID schedules are partly responsible. I watch a Navajo YouTube series "Natives React" and they claim it's "Bepsi."

Interesting that a makeup person and production gofer (probably freelancer) made the complaint, not one of the "stars." Also interesting that Glenn is ride-or-die for this creep.

You may be right. However I've seen a few veterinarian shows where sheep and other horned critters had horns growing in all kinds of places. The vets saw them off and cauterize.

His flirtation with Bev was one of the funniest things I've seen on TV...ever. I've watched it several times.

I can see it.

One that is a gazillion miles away from Earth, rendering it impossible for them to know how to write about real-life women in their 50s. I fantasize about some day watching this series in a broken-down movie theater at midnight, a la Rocky Horror Picture Show. Viewers will dress up like the characters, get drunk on Cosmos in go-cups and scream out the worst dialogue.

I wonder if buyers don't like how close it is to the next-door property.

I agree; I could hear the slight catch in her voice. Ironic that we got Elaine's little speech about women and double binds, and then Korto vented about her frustration over mixed messages, which was valid for PR's typical production shenanigans. Korto has been furious about the show's meaningless judging and manipulations. The latest hypocrisy - calling Brittany's look modest - was driving her nuts. I had to laugh at how stricken everyone looked as Korto went off. Not PR's typical scripted drama. I liked it too. Perhaps if she'd zipped up the jacket the contrast in proportions would have been more striking. We all know that on another runway somewhere in the world someone would have been raving about that look. I think sweet Bishme felt Korto's pain. Or maybe he was regretting picking up a Bedazzler.

I couldn't find a related post, so I'll mention here that Garcelle is featured in a great comedy called "Survival of the Thickest." On Netflix. Garcelle plays a snooty celebrity who is styled by the lead character.

In the 1960s/70s the federal government convinced many Native Americans to leave their reservations, or their allotments, and move their families to big American cities, promising them jobs and homes. Guess how that worked out? As a result of this and other events, according to the latest Census, and more specifically the National Council of Urban Indian Health, approximately 70% of enrolled tribal members do not live on reservations at this time. I don't think this is true in contemporary times. I don't have statistics, but some Native people have moved to cities in order to work for the federal government, such as DC (Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Service), or they commute long distances each day from their reservations, such as from the Navajo Nation and pueblos to work in Albuquerque and Gallup. As controversial as they are, the casinos have poured many dollars and jobs into tribal communities. Some Native kids go to present-day tribal colleges, some of which are within the regions where they grew up. There are STEM programs targeted to Native students. I've heard many a Native student or young adult say he or she will return to work on or near a reservation, giving something back. 30 years ago, it was a different story. And on some reservations that are remote and have no economic resources, things are still very bad. See the new move "War Pony."