Writer and director Sterlin Harjo grew up in rural Oklahoma and rarely saw Native Americans represented in media. But he changed that with his breakout TV series, "Reservation Dogs." The show ...
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Tonya Mosley. Sterlin Harjo, the filmmaker, writer, director and co-creator of the hit TV series "Reservation Dogs," is a recipient of the 2024 MacArthur Fellowship ...
Harjo was recently named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow. His TV show Reservation Dogs focused on group of teenagers living on a Native reservation in rural Oklahoma. Originally broadcast Sept. 19, 2022.