This week we're traveling back to the 18th century with Prey! Join us as we learn about horses and dogs in Comanche society, rites of passage, buffalo hunting, and more!

Sources:

Yvette Running Horse Collin, "The Relationship Between the Indigenous Peoples of America and the Horse: Deconstructing a Eurocentric Myth," Dissertation, University of Alaska J Frank Dobie, "The Comanches and Their Horses," Southwest Review 36, 1 (1951)

Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/prey_2022 Sandra Hale Schulman, "Comanche Nation vs. 'Predator'," Indian Country Today (12 June 2022). https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/comanche-nation-vs-predator  Wendy Ide, "Prey review- stylish Predator prequel rooted in Native American history," The Guardian (6 August 2022). https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/aug/06/prey-review-stylish-predator-prequel-rooted-in-native-american-history   Mia Galuppo, "Next Big Thing: 'Prey' Star Amber Midthunder on Bringing an Indigenous Action Hero Into 'Predator' Franchise," The Hollywood Reporter (4 August 2022). https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/prey-amber-midthunder-indigenous-representation-predator-movie-1235191007/  HeyUGuys, "Prey - Amber Midthunder & Jhane Myers on a Comanche dub, streaming release & the film's physicality," YouTube (5 August 2022). https://youtu.be/CAFq-tF77s0  CinemaBlend, "'Prey' Interviews With Amber Midthunder, Dan Trachtenberg & More!" YouTube (1 August 2022). https://youtu.be/YL1XlfdS20o  Sarah Rose, "Coco the Dog is Georgia's breakout rags-to-riches canine star--with aliens involved!" GPB (16 August 2022). https://www.gpb.org/news/2022/08/16/coco-the-dog-georgias-breakout-rags-riches-canine-star-aliens-involved#:~:text=Coco%2C%20a%20rescued%20dog%20from,stars%20Amber%20Midthunder%20(left). Riley Steward, "Prey Breakout Dakota Beavers Went from Working at TJ Maxx to Fighting Predators," GQ (12 August 2022). https://www.gq.com/story/prey-dakota-beavers  Carson Burton, "'Prey' Star Dakota Beavers Talks Upending Traditional Native Representation in His First Acting Role," Variety (5 August 2022). https://variety.com/2022/film/news/prey-dakota-beavers-predator-native-representation-1235326590/  SE Roberts, "That's Not a Wolf: English Misconceptions and the Fate of New England's Indigenous Dogs," The William and Mary Quarterly (2022).  Peter Mitchell, Horse Nations: The Worldwide Impact of the Horse on Indigenous Societies Post-1492 (Oxford University Press, 2015), 151-4.  Joshua Abram Kercsmar, "Wolves at Heart: How Dog Evolution Shaped Whites' Perceptions of Indians in North America," Environmental History 21, no.3 (2016): 516-40. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44132074  Matthew Jackson, "The Dog in 'Prey' Had No Acting Experience Before the Movie, But She Kept Getting Extra Scenes," SYFY (8 August 2022). https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/prey-dog-no-acting-experience-before-the-movie  Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Dog  Bradley Folsom, "An Interesting and Odd Present: Transporting American Bison across the Atlantic in the Eighteenth Century," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly 120, no.1 (2016): 1-18. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44647077   M. Scott Taylor, "Buffalo Hunt: International Trade and the Virtual Extinction of the North American Bison," The American Economic Review, 101, no.7 (2011): 3162-95. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41408734  Loretta Fowler, The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Great Plains (Columbia University Press, 2003). https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7312/fowl11700.5  Robert Michael Morrissey, "Bison Algonquians: Cycles of Violence and Exploitation in the Missisippi Valley Borderlands," Early American Studies 13, no.2 (2015): 309-40. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24474892 

Annette Kuhlmann, "American Indian Women of the Plains and Northern Woodlands," Mid-American Review of Sociology 16, 1 (1992) Meagan Navarro, "Prey Producer Jhane Myers Used Her Own Cultural Background to Capture Comanche Authenticity," Bloody Disgusting, available at https://bloody-disgusting.com/interviews/3725606/prey-producer-jhane-myers-used-her-own-cultural-background-to-capture-comanche-authenticity-interview/